A Publication of DRAVIDAR KAZHAGAM Periyar Thidal, Vepery, Chennai

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1 Compiled by : Dr. K.Veeramani A Publication of DRAVIDAR KAZHAGAM Periyar Thidal, Vepery, Chennai

2 PERIYAR 1000 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (All about Periyar E.V.Ramasamy) Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani Translated by: Prof. S.F.N. Chelliah Pages : 240 (1/8 Demmy) Donation (Minimum) : Rs.50/- First Edition : 2013 Published by Dravidar Kazhagam Periyar Thidal. No. 84/1(50), E.V.K. Sampath Road, Vepery, Chennai , Tamil Nadu - India Tel: Fax: Printed by Viduthalai Offset Printers, 84/1(50), E.V.K. Sampath Salai, Chennai - 7 Available at Periyar Book House 84/1(50), E.V.K. Sampath Salai, Vepery, CHENNAI - 7. : Periyar Maligai, Puthur, TRICHY : Website: ISBN :

3 Unlike world's other thinkers, Thanthai Periyar was an original thinker. The enrichment of his thoughts is the seed of social development and a weapon for social revolution. In addition to this; his rationalistic thoughts are totally based on scientific thinking. That is why we feel proud of calling him a 'rare social scientist' What is Science? And who is a Scientist? What is scientific temperament? Even the teachers of science, do not seem to know the real meaning of science. They only know that science is a 'subject', 'a study' nothing more We are puzzled why they are not interested to know or to understand the real meaning of science and to teach the students Science is not a subject like history or Civics. It is an evolutionary process. There is no end to this process. It is a continuation. This is the basic difference between the historical facts and scientific truths. 'Alexander came with his army and defeated the king Porus'. This is a historical fact. This historical fact remains unchanged. But the scientific truth will not remain the same. It is a continuous process. There is no finality. This scientific process will never hesitate to replace the old by the new concepts and findings We can see in the field of research that a hypothesis will exist unchanged until new source materials arrive. If the new one comes, the old one disappears Though the theory of 'Centre of Gravity' was Isaac Newton's, it was confirmed and established by the researches of Mathematicians. Before the advent of the theory of Evolution of Charles Darwin, there existed Lamarckian theory and Scientists believed and accepted it. But in course of time, Lamarckian theory lost its hold and was invalidated. On the contrary Darwinian Theory of Evolution occupied the minds of the people. And today we find the next stage of development of Darwinism, i.e the development of the theory of Genes and Chromosomes

4 iv FOREWORD Development is taking place in every department of science as in Newton's theory of Centre of Gravity', and Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity. No more explanation is needed here. Thanthai Periyar said, 'Today you call me a revolutionary; but after a couple of centuries, a stage may come to call me 'a backward thinking man'. What a splendid person he was! This foresightedness of Thanthai Periyar clearly indicates his scientific approach to everything Knowledge and science have no boundaries! Thoughts expressed by the people who thought on the basis of science would be a shock to the society in the beginning. They had to face the tempest of opposition. Then the opposition slowly raged itself out. After the rage out of opposition the influence and success of their ideologies would enhance. As Karl Marx said, 'change is alone unchangeable. Periyar said, 'I have no love for anything. But I love knowledge, I love development, and progress, I love humanity' The doors of development are opened only because of man's rationalistic thinking. The donkey is kicking with its back legs for so many centuries. Is there any change in the kicking of donkey? The barbarian was armed with bow and arrow, but now man is carrying AK47-Automatic Machine Guns! Can anyone deny this? The development of weapons like rockets is not an ordinary process Thanthai Periyar has expressed the above idea only with this view If you want progress and development you must put the questions 'Why, How, By Whom, Which' often and often. Putting these questions quite often, knowing the reasons and answers and then coming to a clear understanding alone will help us to be scientific Keeping this background in mind, go through the 'new world' thoughts of Thanthai Periyar and have a deep study. Like a calm and clean stream of water, it will reveal truths That is why the world is getting ready to honour the 'brain' of Thanthai Periyar. 'Vast world experience' and 'the affairs of day to day life' - are the books, Periyar had studied Periyar knew the human nature very well; so with his conviction he stood firmly. He never cared for opposition, the mockery or insult inflicted on him'

5 FOREWORD v People believed that non-formal education will lead to ignorance and illiteracy and that the intelligent people who had college and university education would invent new things. Thanthai Periyar had invalidated this concept throughout his life. As Dr. B.R. Ambedkar observed they are only learned; but not intellectuals who spoke for humanity at large Periyar was much worried about the self-respect of human beings. Dignity, equality and equal rights of human beings were his goal. Periyar stood like a volcano, like a tempest, like a cyclone, to break the barriers to achieve his goal. This is the way of his life. Self-respect, honour, dignity, and rationalistic thinking are precious gifts from Periyar to humanity. This noble leader who lived for the sake of others left his own property and the wealth he received from the public to the people themselves. The younger generation must know the philosophy of Periyar, the horrible incidents that he faced in his life, his public service, his tour to spread his ideology and follow his foot steps. It is just like taking medicines; why we take medicine, Is it to satisfy the inventor or doctor and medicine sellers? No, Just for our health and cure. So also to consense Periyar and follow him is to reform ourselves With this aim the book 'All about Periyar Questions and Answers' is released as a compilation Learned scholars of Periyarism have taken much care and enthusiasm to complete this work. Not only Dravidar Kazhagam but the entire humanity will be grateful to them A lecture delivered by Periyar in 1942 called The World to Come and the life sketch of Thanthai Periyar are also annexed to this compilation Steps have been taken to publish this rare book in Hindi and in many other languages. It is a very good weapon of knowledge to see the 21st century as Periyar's century. Learn this carefully Without errors, and doubts, Then follow the foot steps of Thanthai Periyar! K. VEERAMANI President, Date: Dravidar Kazhagam.

6 A Note from the Translator No doubt, this compilation is very exhaustive in specific details and accurate informations on everything about Periyar. The multiple choice method is both absorbing and interesting. For those who want to have a detailed thorough knowledge of Periyar s public and private life, his achievements and struggles, the compliments and accusations he received are all chronologically and topicwise classified. The 9 chapters craftily assigned, have an academic structure to educate the reader, whether literate or illiterate. This is surely a very useful and purposeful attempt on the biographical sketch of Periyar sufficiently highlighting his struggles, achievements, performances and public recognition. I strongly recommend this book for an authentic enlightenment on Periyar s greatness Prof. S.F.N.Chelliah

7 A Note of Appreciation whole heartily congratulate our scholars who have I compiled this volume of questions and answers about Thanthai Periyar. It is true, it is a marvellous work! Those who read this book, certainly will come to know the history of Madras Presidency, especially the history of the Non-Brahmin movement. Moreover this book gives enormous source materials to the researchers of Dravidian Movement As our beloved leader Dr. K. Veeramani said, the scholars have taken much care and enthusiasm to complete this work. Not only Dravidar kazhagam, but the entire humanity will be grateful to them. And Dr. S.F.N. Chelliah deserves congratulations for this wonderful translation. I appeal to the Vice-Chancellors of Tamil Nadu universities to recommend this compilation which contains accurate and authentic information, to their students as a text book Erode, Dr. P. Kalimuthu

8 viii PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 1 HIS FAMILY AND HIS OWN HISTORY... 1 Prof. P.Subramanian, M.Sc., M.Ed., 2 VAIKOM - CHERANMADEVI KANCHIPURAM Dr. P.Rajadurai, M.A., Ph.D 3 PERIYAR AND PUBLIC LIFE Prof. N.Srinivasan, M.A, M.Phil., 4 THE ADVENT OF SELF-RESPECT MOVEMENTITS EVOLUTION S.Arivukkarasu, M.A., M.Phil., 5 PHILOSOPHY, THOUGHTS AND OBJECTIVES Prof. G.V.K.Aasaan, M.A., B.L. 6 LITERATURE Prof. N.Vetrialagan, M.A., B.Ed., 7 PARTY STRUCTURES AND INSTITUTIONS Durai.Chakravarthi, M.A. 8 THE CONTEMPORARIES Prof. A.Iraiyan, B.A., B.T. 9 PHOTO INFORMATIONS Poet Kali.Poongunran 10 ANNEXURE -I

9 CHAPTER - I HIS FAMILY AND HIS OWN HISTORY Prof P. Subramanian M.Sc., M.Ed., 1) Periyar was born on 17th September, in the year? a) 1869 b) 1879 c) 1901 d) ) The name of Periyar s father is a) Krishnasamy Naicker b) Venkatappa Naicker c) Venkatta Naicker d) Ramasamy Naicker 3) The name of Periyar s mother is a) Chinna Thayammal b) Kannammal c) Ponnuthayammal d) Nallammal 4) If you mention Naicker in Erode in 1880s it would denote only a) Krishnasamy Naicker b) Venkatappa Naicker c) Velu Naicker d) Ramasamy Naicker

10 2 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 5) The order of Periyar among the children of his parents is a) First b) Second c) Seventh d) Tenth 6) The city that takes the pride of Periyar having been born in is a) Tiruchirappalli b) Vaikom c) Erode d) Dharmapuri 7) As Ramasamy was given in his tender age adoption to his father s aunt, he grew a) Uncontrollable b) Very quietly c) Grew independently with his own original thinking d) Showing a lot of interest in studies 8) The number of years Periyar spent in schooling is a) 5 years b) 10 years c) 8 years d) Intermediate 9) When Periyar was a small boy, his father was engaged in a) Agriculture b) Stone worker c) Teaching d) Commerce 10) The reason for Venkata Naicker becoming wealthy after having suffered in poverty was a) Receiving properties from his mother-in-law b) Hard work and his wife s support c) He found a treasure on breaking stones in the field d) He received huge amount from the Britishers for having been loyal to them 11) The milk consumed by Periyar in his childhood a) Cow's Milk b) Mother's Milk c) Goat's Milk d) Buffalo's Milk 12) The most favourite child for his parents was a) E.V.Ramasamy b) E.V.Kannammal c) E.V.Krishnasamy d) E.V.Ponnuthai

11 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 3 13) The reason for Periyar being chained in both his legs when he was ten years old a) Playing at the top of trees b) Mixing up with the untouchables and eating their eatables c) Running away from the town quite often d) Not showing due respect to the elders and his teachers 14) The Explanation Periyar offered when the board was made to fall on Ramanath Iyer s head, so that he could teach a lesson for his oft-quoted fate for any happening was a) Sorry. I knocked it by mistake b) This is also your fate c) I did not knock it, it fell because of the wind d) It fell because the supporting rod was broken 15) Periyar s age when he married Nagammai was a) 19 b) 15 c) 24 d) 21 16) Nagammai s age when she married Periyar was a) 18 b) 17 c) 13 d) 19 17) The device which Periyar used to stop his wife from going to the temple was a) Fighting b) Setting rogues to threaten her c) Taking her to public meetings d) Did none of these 18) The two principles of Periyar s wife Nagammai, pointed out by Samy Chithambaranar are a) Fasting and serving the husband in all his needs b) Supporting Periyar in all his endeavours c) Feeding the Brahmins and conducting religious discourses d) Doing service to the father-in-law and mother-in-law, and doing the household chores 19) When Periyar renounced and went to Benares he was a) 24 b) 26 c) 25 d) 23

12 4 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 20) The reason for the two Brahmins, who were accompanying Periyar to Benares, but leaving him later was a) They went to their relative s houses b) They went to the temples as they knew religious prayers (manthras) c) Only the Brahmins were fed in all the inns d) They did not tolerate Periyar s stubbornness 21) Periyar went to Benares with a hope that he would find life perfect and neat. He found a) Benares was a holy place b) Benares was perfect and neat c) Benares was full of people of good conduct and honesty d) Benares was filled with wickedness and prostitution 22) Periyar was from a wealthy family. But he was so helpless, looking for food from cast away leaves. This was because a) He had distributed all his wealth b) He gave up his family orthodoxy c) He lived the life of a mendicant d) He was driven out by the family 23) Periyar staunchly denied god, but he continued to be the head of several Devasthanams (religious organisations.) It was because a) He worshipped god in secret b) He was afraid of offending god c) He accepted it on the insistence of his father d) He received good income from it 24) The year in which Periyar s father died was a) 1911 b) 1912 c) 1919 d) ) An apt illustration for Periyar s human benevolence is a) He founded hospitals in many towns b) He respected even the devotees c) He constructed good, many drinking water centres through his followers d) When a lot of people died due to the disease Blake, Periyar carried many of the dead bodies on his shoulders to be buried

13 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 5 26) What was the social status of Periyar when he was elected Chairman of Erode Municipality? a) He was in office of about 29 service organisations b) He was an ordinary citizen c) He was the owner of a thousand acre land d) He was a labourer in breaking stones in utter poverty 27) The year in which Periyar was the Chairman of Erode Municipality was a) 1905 b) 1910 c) 1919 d) ) When Periyar was the Chairman of Erode Municipality, Rajagopalachari was the Chairman of Salem Muncipality. Quite impressed with Periyar s administrative acumen, Rajagopalachari requested Periyar for a favour. It was a) Periyar himself should be the Chairman also for Salem b) A request to lend the services of his Sanitary Inspector to Salem Municipality c) A request to transfer the Administrative Manager of Erode Municipality to Salem Municipality d) A request to Periyar that he himself should personally supervise the administrative reforms in Salem 29) The title recommended Periyar when he was the Chairman of Erode Municipality a) Rao Bahadur b) Rao Saheb c) Doctor d) Sir 30) The total number of workers in the Madras State Income Tax Office, when Periyar was its member was a) 15 b) 7 c) 9 d) 3 31) The food that Periyar offered to Singampatti Zamindar in his honour when he visited Erode was a) Non-Vegetarian b) High class Vegetarian c) Ordinary hotel food d) Ordinary food prepared at home

14 6 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 32) An incident at home that deeply affected Periyar was a) Offerings to the Brahmins b) Discourses c) Caste distinctions d) His niece's widowhood at a tender age 33) Periyar is a person who proclaimed that women are not inferior to men. Based on this, he conducted a remarriage of a widow in She was a) His sister b) His sister s daughter c) His daughter d) His brother s daughter 34) How many children were born to Periyar who propagated family planning and Nagammai? a)13 b) None c) A girl baby was born but died in five months d) 2 boys and one girl 35) Periyar complimented on Nagammai that she lived and desired to live, not for her sake but for his sake. She died in a) 1933 b) 1961 c) 1947 d) ) Which magazine in Singapore published the self respect call of Nagammai in Malaysia? a) Ina Murasu b) Munnetram c) Kaalaikathir d) Thamizh Murasu 37) The decision that Periyar took at the demise of Nagammai was a) Denouncing the worldly life b) He felt he had become an orphan c) He felt he had now more time to spend in public service d) He decided not to participate in Mangala (Happy) occasions, as he had become a widower 38) Defying the 144 Preventive Act, Periyar conducted a Christian marriage, the very next day of Nagammai s death. It was in a) Thanjavur b) Salem c) Tiruchirappalli d) Karaikudi

15 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 7 39) The Venkata Naicker Charity Hospital that is functioning even today was started by a) Chinnathai Ammal b) Venkata Naicker c) Krishnasamy Naicker d) E.V.Ramasamy Naicker 40) When Chinnathai, mother of Periyar died, she was a) 95 b) 60 c) 90 d) 85 41) The title offered to E.V.Ramasamy in 1938, at the Women s Conference in Chennai was a) Vaikom Hero b) Periyar c) Lion of Erode d) Venthadi Vendar (while bearded king) 42) The magazine in which Thiru.Vi.Ka. wrote about Periyar was a) Kudi Arasu b) Dravidan c) Navasakthi d) Navamani 43) The address made as a result of the meeting of the three great: Periyar, Muhamad Ali Jinnah and Ambedkar in Bombay in was on a) Hindu Muslim Unity b) Eradication of caste differences c) The division of the nation d) Destroying god 44) The name that Periyar suggested to be given to India, when Gandhi died was a) Hindu Desam b) Mahatma Desam c) Gandhi Desam d) Ahimsai (Non-violence) Desam 45) Between 1934 and 1959, for a period of 25 years Periyar never failed to attend the function he had agreed to participate. But he could not attend only one function. It was because a) He was ill, admitted in a hospital b) His wife died c) His car was damaged d) The police did not permit him

16 8 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 46) The day Periyar was rumored to have been shot dead was a) b) c) d) ) The real name of Maniammai who was later named Arasial Mani (Political Mani) was a) Shanthimathi b) Gandhimathi c) Banumathi d) Chandramathi 48) The reason for Periyar marrying Maniammai at 70 was a) To beget heirs b) To enjoy conjugal pleasures c) To look after him at old age d) An arrangement to legally safeguard the movement and its properties 49) After listening to Periyar s speech on equality and communism, a person in the gathering asked Periyar what he had to say if he (that person) wanted to marry Periyar s wife Nagammai. At this a) Periyar was agitated b) Periyar replied that she was to be asked c) Periyar set rowdies on him and beat him up d) He expressed disagreement 50) It was said, He is the public property for the Tamils. He should not be deserted like a public property, but everyone should preserve him as his own property. This was a) On Arignar Anna by Periyar b) Maniammai about Periyar c) Kamaraj about Periyar d) Periyar about Nagammai 51) The lady who protected Periyar with maternal love and looked after his health till he died at 95 was a) Nagammai b) Chinnathai c) Maniammai d) Kannammal

17 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 9 52) The country to which Periyar travelled along with Maniammai to participate in the World Buddhist Conference is a) Russia b) Burma c) China d) Singapore 53) The person who succeeded Periyar immediately after his death to lead Periyar s movement was a) Kuthoosi Gurusamy b) Annadurai c) K.Veeramani d) Maniammai 54) The day on which 'Ravanaleela' was conducted in Chennai under the leadership of Maniammai was a) b) c) d) ) The day on which Maniammai, who spearheaded the Selfrespect Movement started by Periyar, died was a) b) c) d) ) The year in which Periyar conducted the procession for breaking the idols of 'Vinayaka' was a) 1953 b) 1948 c) 1965 d) ) The year in which Periyar in protesting against the caste based educational system proposed by Rajagopalachariar and came out successful was a) 1949 b) 1960 c) 1954 d) ) The North Indian University in which Periyar addressed in 1958 is a) Nalanda University b) Calcutta University c) Lucknow University d) Benares University 59) The party of North India which invited Periyar to speak on the eradication of caste in 1959 is a) Congress party b) Communist Party c) All India Republican Party d) All India Backward Class Party

18 10 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 60) The person who never visited Periyar's residence in Erode is a) Lal Bahadur Sastry b) Jayaprakash Narayan c) Mahatma Gandhi d) C.Rajagopalachari 61) Periyar was the personification of frugality. One of his followers asked him why he was travelling in III class Rail. His reply was a) He had no money b) He intended to meet more people c) There was no fourth class rail d) He could not get I class ticket 62) Periyar himself was a great leader. He admitted another great as his leader. It was a) Gandhi b)socrates c) Gnaniar Adigal d) None 63) The town that offered 76 sovereign gold on his 76th Birthday was a) Kancheepuram b) Salem c) Nagapattinam d) Tanjore 64) The 'Thirukkural' which Periyar condemned was a) There cannot be good times or bad times for those who toil to improve their society b) Think deeply before plunging into action c) Learn everything properly and then act according to what you have learnt d) She, who worships her husband without worshipping god will bring in rain at her word 65) The reason for Periyar often quoting 'Thirukkural' in his meetings was a) It was a common conduct code for all humanity b) He wanted to strengthen his arguments c) There were many principles in 'Thirukkural' acceptable to Periyar d) Everyone accepts 'Thirukkural'

19 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 11 66) Periyar denied both religion and caste, but he sported beard like the religious sage. It was because a) The Russian thinkers grew beard b) He wanted to save time and money c) He wanted people to revere him as a great man d) He wanted to look handsome 67) I have no wife or children. The only person who will cry at my death is Periyar. These are the words of a) Kamarajar b) Poet K.Imayavaramban c) Thiru Vi.Ka d) Muthu Ramalinga Devar 68) Though he was against many principles of Periyar, he still cherished a very deep friendship with Periyar. It was a) Rajagopalachariar b) Rajaram Mohanroy c) U.V.Saminatha Iyer d) Srinivasa Sastry 69) The revolutionary poet Bharati Dasan gave up singing about god and religion after listening to the speech of Periyar. This took place in a) Tiruchirappalli b) Mayiladuthurai c) Thanjavur d) Chidambram 70) Periyar often referred to Onion in his speeches. It was because a) He liked onions very much b) He ran an onion depot c) Onion was very pungent d) Onion becomes nothing after peeling 71) Periyar does not depend on quotations, but stands on his own legs with his principles. This was said by a) Rajagopalachariar b) Neelakanta Sastriar c) Justice A.S.P.Iyer. d) A.S.K

20 12 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 72) Periyar strongly condemned the appointment of a Brahmin as the head of Untouchability Movement and Harijan Seva Sangh during the Congress regime. In order to make an effective impression, Periyar used a proverb. It was a) I shall cry incessantly; you beat me up painless b) Appointing fox to keep watch on the fried crab c) On seeing a snake and a Brahmin at the same time, leave the snake but beat the Brahmin d) Applying mud on the person while having gone to bathe 73) The first town that offered to Periyar silver equal to his weight was a) Tiruchirappalli b) Salem c) Erode d) Thanjavur 74) The parable that Periyar used to effectively explain his social service was a) Like bending the sky like a bow b) Like spinning a rope out of sand c) Pulling the mountain with hair tied to it. If it succeeds the mountain is won or the hair is lost d) Like carrying the earth on one s head 75) Periyar who practiced severe frugality compared spending more than earning to a) Agriculture b) Prostitution c) Commerce d) Selling illicit liquor 76) Periyar said that it is more cruel than killing a person as starving him. It is a) Not to offer education to a person b) To live an orphan s life c) The child labour practice d) To keep a widow alone without allowing her to die

21 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 13 77) A person listening to Periyar that Hindu religion should be eradicated, asked him what the alternative he proposed. Periyar replied a) Join Buddhism b) I have said there is a dirty object in the house. I ask you to remove and clean the house. If you ask me for an alternative, what can I say? c) Join Islam d) You all can join 'The Self-Respect Movement' renouncing all religions 78) The phrase that Periyar often used was a) The one who is well known as a Brahmin needs no sacred thread b) The country ruled by a Brahmin is a country inhabited by ferocious tigers c) Even the cheetah changes its spots; the Brahmin will not shed his inborn evils d) If you see a Brahmin and a snake at the same time, beat the Brahmin first 79) A person once asked Periyar what he would do if god came before him? Periyar replied a) I will ask proof from him whether he is god b) I shall accept in god, if he turns up c) I shall ask for pardon from him d) I will chase him out thrashing him 80) Periyar condemned all religions, but he picked Hindu religion for severe attack. It was because a) Most of the Indians follow Hindu religion b) The people of the world did not accept Hindu religion c) Hindu religion did not render any service in the field of education d) The evil of man humiliating man is practiced only in Hindu religion

22 14 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 81) The explanation given by Periyar to erase the boards that contained Brahmanal Hotel was a a) Brahmins s Hotel is not Tamil b) He did not like the Brahmins c) If one writes in a house in a street This is the house of a virtuous woman what would it imply on the neighbours? d) The Brahmins should not gain prominence in Tamil Nadu 82) The solution that Periyar offered to eradicate illiteracy was a) A three month imprisonment for those who did not learn to sign their name in 6 months b) Schools should be started in every street c) Education for adults should be started in all schools d) The teachers should be encouraged with higher salaries 83) Who said Both Periyar and the Daily Viduthalai are my loving enemies? a) Karunanidhi b) Kamarajar c) Sankarachariyar d)rajagopalachariar 84) Which is the city which has got the glory of erecting the full size Statue of Periyar? a) Chennai b) Erode c) Tiruchirappalli d) Thanjavur 85) The award given to Periyar in 1970 was a) Padma Bushan Award b) Chavaliere Award c) UNESCO Award d) Nobel Prize 86) The honour given to Periyar in Salem in 1971 a) Presenting a silver throne b) Presenting a van c) Giving silver equal to his weight d) Offering gold equal to his weight 87) During the funeral of Rajagopalachari, Periyar was seated on a chair because of his illness. But out of respect for the visiting President of India Periyar got down from the chair to sit down. The President of India was a) Neelam Sanjeevi Reddy b) V.V.Giri c) Dr.Radhakrishnan d) Rajendra Prasad

23 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 15 88) Periyar used a phrase whenever he condemned Manudharma that prescribed different justice for each caste. It was a) There is one god; and one caste only b) The daunting wife and a mat c) Soap nut not for head; soap nut not for beard d) Even if the gun lizard (udumbu) slips, it is enough if the hands are let free 89) The sentence that is not connected with Periyar is a) There is no god, no god, no god at all b) Those who believe in god will not be deserted c) Honour and reason are jewels of man d) The life of self respect alone is pleasant 90) Periyar spoke non-stop in Mayiladuthurai on for a) 2 Hours and 30 minutes b) 4 Hours and 30 minutes c) 3 Hours and 25 minutes d) 2 Hours and 48 minutes 91) In 1944, a chappal (footwear) was thrown at Periyar in Cuddalore. In the same venue, Periyar s statue was erected in Poet Karunanandam wrote a poem. It was a) The Chappal of Raman ruled the country b) The stout hearted hero who uprooted the aggressors c) The king who uprooted the bunch of thorns of superstitions d) If we plant a chappal, a statue will spring 92) A lady fell at the feet of Periyar during his Malaysia visit. She requested a) Money b) That she might be cured of her illness c) For begetting a child d) For the cure of her only child from illness 93) Periyar who lived a life of frugality, bequeathed all his properties to a) His brother Krishnaswamy b) His nephew E.V.K.Sampath c) The brother of Maniammai d) None of the above

24 16 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 94) The garlands given to Periyar were used by him a) Bringing them home b) Selling them after separating the threads c) Auctioning them in the same public meeting d) Leaving them on the stage 95) Periyar declared that garlanding him was a waste of money. He suggested an alternative which was a) Falling at the feet of the person to be respected b) Keeping off, with folded arms in reverence c) Paying the cost in cash d) Shaking hands in reverence 96) The place and time of Periyar s last speech were a) Thanjavur Thilagar Thidal b) Periyar Thidal, Chennai c) Madurai Thamukkam grounds d) Thiyagaraya Nagar, Chennai 97) The last conference conducted in 1973 by Periyar in Chennai was a) Conference of rationalist writers b) Conference of eradication of caste among Tamils c) Social Justice d) Self-respect 98) The "Sun of Rationalism" Periyar died on a) b) c) d) ) The Hospital in which Periyar breathed his last was a) C.S.I. Hospital, Tiruchirappalli b) The General Hospital, Thanjavur c) C.M.C. Hospital, Vellore d) The Kilpauk Govt.Hospital, Chennai 100) Periyar hailed from a wealthy family. He lived an affluent life throughout. But he was never a victim of wealth. He bequeathed all his property, accumulated through strict frugal measures to

25 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 17 a) To trust to utilize for common welfare measures b) To be shared among his kith and kin c) To the party members of the Dravidar Kazhagam d) To be shared among those who were arrested for burning the Constitution 101) The life span of this atheist Periyar is a) 49 years 5 months and 8 days b) 101 years 9 months and 3 days c) 94 years 3 months and 7 days d) 95 years 9 months and 9 days 102) The number of days Periyar spent on travelling to propagate human love was a) 8200 days b) 8100 days c) 3600 days d) 4200 days 103) The number of functions Periyar participated to bring forth society of equality a) 9,989 b) 3,074 c) 10,700 d) 10, ) As a globe trotting youth, to spread the rationalism, the distance travelled by Periyar was how many fold of the earth's diameter? a) 15 times of the earth s diameter b) 8 times of the earth s diameter c) 33 times of the earth s diameter d) 3 times of the earth s diameter 105) Periyar never feared prison. The number of times he was imprisoned was a) 121 b) 88 c) 19 d) 5 106) The one who was applauded by G.K.Mooppanar as the child of Periyar was a) Kalaignar Karunanidhi b) Perarignar Anna c) K.Veeramani d) Maniammai

26 18 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 107) The name of Gandhimathi was changed into Arasial Mani (Political Mani) in a) 1944 during the Conference of Justice Party in Salem b) In 1938, in the Conference of women c) In 1938, in Kanchipuram during anti-hindi agitation d) In 1937, in the Conference of the Tamils in Tiruchirappalli 108) Kundrakudi Adigalar offered a title of honour to Periyar on on the occasion of Periyar s 78th birthday. It was a) The Hero of Vaikom b) The Sun of Rationalism c) Thanthai (Father) Periyar d) Hero of Self- Respect 109) A great man remarked at Periyar, Fortunately you did not take up the profession of a lawyer. Had you become one, the world of the lawyers would have suffered much. This was said by a) V.O. Chidambaranar b) Somasundara Bharathiar c) Rajagopalachariar d) Srinivasa Iyenger 110) When Periyar attended a Conference at Mallasamudram, in Tiruchengode Taluk, Salem District, he became very hungry. At this time he ate a) Food brought from home b) Food from the hotel c) Boiled rice flour sold by a lady on the street d) Food prepared for the Conference 111) When Periyar said that Ramayanam should be burnt, someone asked him to burn also Maha Bharatham. It was a) Subramaniya Bharathi b) Somasundara Bharathi c) Suddhananda Bharathi d) Bharathi Dasanar 112) The magazine in which Periyar wrote his anti-hindi ideas was a) Navamani b) Tamil Nadu c) Kudi Arasu d) India

27 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) The philanthropist who financially helped to run Viduthalai was a) Raja Annamaliyar b) R.K.Shanmugam c) Arjunan of Palayakottai d) Azhagappar 114) Periyar suggested that Dhoti could be worn after stitching, like a lunge. It was because a) It will not be disturbed by wind b) He wanted to be dressed like a Muslim c) It will give a good look d) It will not be torn easily 115) When Periyar was in the school, his parents had advised him to drink water only in the teacher s house and not in the low caste people s houses nearby. But Periyar still did not drink water in the teacher s house because a) Periyar feared the teacher very much b) The teacher s house was far away from the school c) The teacher s daughter cleaned the tumbler after he drank from it and reprimanded him for drinking water keeping the tumbler at the lips, which caused hiccup for him d) The water at the teacher s house was not portable 116) A protest was shown against Periyar when he spoke in a meeting in Yeengur near Erode. The protest was a) Stone throwing b) Egg throwing c) Ash throwing d) Chappal throwing 117) The news of the death of Nagammai in 1933 was conveyed to Periyar during a public meeting in a) Erode b) Jolarpet c) Mayiladuthurai d) Thanjavur

28 20 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 118) In Erode, a customer of Periyar s onion depot was wonder struck at seeing a big wall-clock, with its pendulum swinging endlessly. The customer asked how the pendulum kept swinging. Periyar replied that a person sitting inside the wall clock was swinging it, just to fool him. The customer on hearing the reply said a) I cannot believe it; you are teasing me b) You operate it with your magical powers c) A person appointed only for this! Oh, yes. You are rich and can afford to have any number of persons d) It is not good sign to ring bell in the Depot 119) The opinion of Periyar about gratitude is a) It is an act to be shown by the benefactor; it is silly to expect it by the one who helped b) It is fate that one should help another and so it is a waste to show gratitude c) It is only natural that the person who helped expects gratitude and there is nothing wrong d) It is not good to forget gratitude; rather it is forgotten soon 120) Periyar used to appreciate food offered to him by friends and well wishers, even though it was pungent and bland. It was because a) He used to be very hungry b) Those who offered food with love should be pleased c) If it was kept for long, it might be spoiled d) He wanted his friends to develop the habit of offering food to ot hers 121) The great service rendered by Maniammai when she became the Secretary of the Movement was a) Selling large number of books b) She took great care on the health of Periyar c) Undertook many travels to propagate d) Administered the functioning of Viduthalai

29 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) When Maniammai took up the responsibility of the movement, there were huge collections of books unsold and kept in the office of Kudi Arasu. The cost of those unsold books was a) 2 lakh rupees b) 4 lakh rupees c) 5 lakh rupees d) 50 thousand rupees 123) When Periyar returned from his trip to Benares his father asked him how he managed his food. His reply was a) He ate in the hotels b) He ate in his relative s house c) He ate in his friend s house d) He collected back all the charity distributed 124) Periyar practiced frugality even though he was rich. He once requested his father to pay his elder brother some money. His father reprimanded him for his spend thriftiness. Periyar replied that a) It was the duty of the fathers to pay money to their children b) We did not spend money in luxury, but on what was needed c) Your father was a cart man but my father was a rich man d) He would return in future all he received from his father 125) A Governor observed that Periyar is a person who did not know what fear was. It was a) Sir K.V.Reddy b) Khurana c) P.C.Alexander d) K.K.Shah

30 22 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers ANSWERS (1) b (2) c (3) a (4) b (5) b (6) c (7) c (8) a (9) d (10) b (11) c (12) c (13) b (14) b (15) a (16) c (17) b (18) b (19) c (20) c (21) d (22) c (23) c (24) a (25) d (26) a (27) c (28) b (29) a (30) d (31) c (32) d (33) b (34) c (35) a (36) b (37) c (38) c (39) c (40) a (41) b (42) c (43) c (44) c (45) c (46) a (47) b (48) d (49) b (50) b (51) c (52) b (53) d (54) d (55) a (56) a (57) c (58) c (59) c (60) a (61) c (62) d (63) c (64) d (65) c (66) b (67) c (68) a (69) b (70) d (71) c (72) b (73) d (74) c (75) b (76) d (77) b (78) b (79) b (80) d (81) c (82) a (83) d (84) c (85) c (86) a (87) b (88) c (89) b (90) b (91) d (92) c (93) d (94) b (95) c (96) d (97) b (98) a (99) c (100) a (101) c (102) a (103) c (104) c (105) c (106) c (107) a (108) d (109) c (110) c (111) b (112) c (113) b (114) d (115) c (116) c (117) b (118) c (119) a (120) b (121) b (122) c (123) d (124) c (125) a

31 CHAPTER - II VAIKOM - CHERANMADEVI - KANCHIPURAM Dr. P. Rajadurai M.A., Ph.D., 1) Vaikom is a town in the State of a) Andhra b) Kerala c) Karnataka d) Tamilnadu 2) There was no caste in ancient Dravida Nadu. But those who introduced caste systems here are? a) Mangolians b) Phrases c) Aryans d) Britishers 3) The foundation on which caste system stands, is a) Discrimination by birth b) Discrimination by profession c) Discrimination by economic status d) Discrimination by physical appearance

32 24 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 4) The discrimination as enshrined in Varna Dharma, caused innumerable hardships and humiliations to the Sudras and the backward classes, sanctioning several social restrictions on them. There started a great struggle for human dignity in Vaikom against such discrimination. This battle was started based on a) The suppressed classes should be made archakas b) Malayalam should be the language of worship c) The suppressed people should have the right to walk along the four paths around the temple d) The suppressed should have the right to enter the temple 5) The person who inspired Vaikom struggle was? a) Periyar b) Gandhi c) T.K.Madhavan d) George Joseph 6) There was a debate initiated in a Kerala magazine in 1919 (The first day of Dhanu 1093) about the suppressed classes entering the temple. The magazine was a) West coast spectator b) Malayala Manorama c) Desabimani d) Kerala Kaumudi 7) When Sremath Mannath Krishnan Nair was the Divan, a request was submitted in the Travancore Assembly regarding the temple entry of the lower caste people. The person who placed this request was a) T.K.Madhavan b) Sangunni Nair c) George Joseph d) Kelappan 8) During the debate on this request, a person was talking about temple entry for Sudras. It was a) Moolur S.Padmanabha Panicker b) A.K.Pillai c) K.P. Kesava Menon d) Kelappan 9) When T.K. Madhavan was about to read this request, a person observed You may read the petition. But I am ashamed that others are going to mock at us, which I cannot bear. Therefore I go to the back seat. This person was a) Moolur S.Padmanabha Panicker b) A.K.Pillai c) Sangunni Nair d) Kelappan

33 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 25 10) The day after T.K. Madhavan read the request, he received a telegram, sent by his brother. It mentioned that his wife lost her eye sight all at once. A Namboothiri by the side of Madhavan Nair, said on hearing this that a) He was sorry at the news b) He would pray for a speedy recovery c) Be consoled d) Only yesterday you asked for the entry into the temple. See how fast the sequence has come! 11) On this issue, a magazine coming from Quilon Savarna (upper caste) wrote that a) The Avarnas should be granted temple entry b) The Avarnas should be allowed to become archakas c) It was unjust to deny them entry based on caste d) They should not be given temple entry rights, but should be beaten up instead 12) T.K.Madhavan made a request regarding this to Gandhi who was travelling the South at that time. He met Gandhi in this regard in a) Madurai b) Chennai c) Thirunelveli d) Tiruchendur 13) When T.K.Madhavan presented his request second time that all should have temple entry right in the council to the Divan, who was a) Srimath Mannth Krishnan Nair b) Divan Bahadur Krishnan Nair c) Divan Bahadur Ragaviah d) C.P.Ramasamy Iyer 14) The Divan rejected the petition when it was submitted third time, saying, that the temple entry was a religious subject and it cannot therefore be debated in the council. The Divan was a) Srimath Mannath Krishnan Nair b) Divan Bahadur Krishnan Nair c) Divan Bahadur Raghava Iyer d) Sir C.P.Ramasamy Iyer

34 26 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 15) The petition was rejected on the third time. T.K.Madhavan requested the Divan for an appointment with the King. Divan Ragaviah refused even this request. T.K.Madhavan told him, You have rejected the petition in the Council. You have denied us permission to meet the king. Now there is no other option left for us except all of us deserting Travancore. On hearing this Divan replied a) Be patient for some time b) We shall take it up later c) You may leave Travancore to avoid the problems and inform d) He will consult the King 16) T.K.Madhavan, after his petition being rejected and his request to meet the King also being rejected, he a) Kept quiet b) Kept complaining c) Joined the Congress party in 1923 in Kerala d) Desired to enter journalism 17) The achievement that T.K.Madhavan made in the Kakinada Congress was a) He made an impressive lecture b) He said he had resolved to work for Independence c) He insisted on the Congress passing a resolution for the eradication of castes, with the President of the Conference Mr.Mohamed Ali d) He strongly condemned caste distinctions 18) Congress accepted T.K.Madhavan s request to hold as their primary object to eradicate castes. Congress, consequently decided on a plan of action to a) Not to interfere with the religious issues b) Hold the Independence as their main object c) Take anything only after Independence d) Allow the state Congress leaders to work for the eradication of untouchability, depending on the climate of their state

35 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 27 19) The first war fought by the Kerala Congress after this clause was a) The struggle to enter the Agraharam in Kalpathi b) Vaikom Rights Struggle c) Struggle for all becoming archakas d) Struggle for the use of one s mother tongue in worshipping 20) Periyar declared in public that Gandhi was all for caste discriminations to be practiced in the temples and public wells and tanks. It was a hypocratic show of Gandhi that he was against castes. He said these facts in the meetings conducted in a) Iranial, Marthandam b) Thirunelveli, Kanyakumari c) Kottampatti, Madurai d) Virudunagar, Aruppukottai 21) When Periyar was the Secretary of the Tamil Nadu Congress, the Congress party gave money to Periyar to build separate schools and temples for the 'Pariahs', 'Sakkiliars' and the 'Brahmins'. The amount paid was a) One lakh rupees b) Fifty thousand rupees c) Forty eight thousand rupees d) Two lakh rupees 22) Periyar said that the Vaikom struggle started on a very small issue. There was a court of law functioning in the palace of the King. Sheds were constructed in the palace to celebrate King s birthday. P.A.Madhavan B.A.,B.L., a low caste advocate was prevented from entering the Pandal. He belonged to a) Theeyar Community b) Ezhava community c) Nayadi community d) Nair community 23) T.K.Madhavan of Ezhava Community, Lawyer Madhavan and K.P.Kesava Menon decided to hold sathyagraha in a place where there was a temple surrounded by four roads. This place was a) Vaikom b) Quilon c) Thiruvananthapuram d) Changanancherry 24) Gandhi wrote a letter to Kesava Menon permitting him to start the Satyagraha on a) b) c) d)

36 28 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 25) This procession was banned by the Government on a) b) c) d) ) As the procession was banned they gave up the procession but decided to hold the Sathyagraha on a) b) c) d) ) An office for publicity for Vaikom struggle was started. Its name was a) Office of Sathyagraha b) Office of the Struggle Committee c) Satyagraha Ashram d) Office of Satyagraham 28) Both K.P.Kesava Menon and T.K.Madhavan were arrested on a) b) c) d) ) On , a lady made an appeal to people, asking for support for the Satyagraha, and for the strengthening of the movement more and more. When pigs and dogs freely use the roads, it could not be used by a human being. Can there be anything more harmful to Hinduism than this? who was the lady? a) Mrs.T.K.Madhavan b) Mrs.K.P.Kesava Menon c) Mrs. George Joseph d) Mrs. A.K.Pillai 30) A.K.Pillai, Velayuda Menon and Kelappan were arrested on a) b) c) d) ) George Joseph was arrested on a) b) c) d)

37 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 29 32) Seeing the front line leaders getting arrested, and the movement losing its momentum, an English daily from Madras wrote a note of regret. This magazine was a) The Hindu b) Justice c) New India d) Madras 33) Two leaders requested Periyar through a letter to lead the agitation in the absence of a leader. They were a) Barriester George Joseph & Kesava Menon b) T.K.Madhavan Lawyer Madhavan c) A.K.Pillai and Velayudha Menon d) Kelappan and Mrs. T.K.Madhavan 34) Periyar received this letter when he was addressing a meeting in a) Kailasapuram b) Visuvasapuram c) Pannaipuram d) Villupuram 35) Periyar reached Vaikom on a) b) c) d) ) On in the meeting participated by many leaders it was decided to change the place of Sathyagraha to a) Thiruvananthapuram b) Cochin c) Quilon d) The Kottayam 37) On the very day Periyar reached Vaikom, he addressed a meeting for three hours in a) Cochin b) Thiruvananthapuram c) Ernakulam d) The tankbund road, Vaikom 38) On , in the public meeting four persons spoke. One of them proclaimed then that if this Sathyagraha could not be made a success by the men, women should gather and succeed. The speaker was a) Govindan Sanar b) Ayyamuthu Gounder c) Ramakrishna Dass d) Naraini Ammal

38 30 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 39) The report that Periyar E.V.R., Dr. Emperumal Naidu and Govindan Sanar were lecturing in different parts of the State was made on a) b) c) d) ) The Magistrate of Thiruvananthapuram ordered banning of the propaganda of Periyar and Ayyamuthu Gounder on a) b) c) d) ) This order was condemned by a magazine in Madras a) Justice b) Dravidian c) Swedesamithiran d) The Hindu 42) The one who defied the ban order and was punished was a) Ayyamuthu Gounder b) Emperumal Naidu c) Mannath Padmanaba Pillai d) Sithodu Sangu Pillai 43) A Joint Committee of Nair and Ezhavar for conducting struggle was formed. The members being E.V.R., Dr.Emperumal Naidu, Mannath Padmanabha Pillai, M.Mathunni, Sithodu Sangu Pillai, Ramakrishna Das, Ayyammuthu Gounder, A.C.Govindan Sanar. This was conveyed to the Government. The meeting of this committee took place on a) b) c) d) ) N.Sivathanu Pillai was appointed as person in charge of the Sathyagraha, till the return of the Committee or E.V.R. on a) b) c) d) ) Gandhi wrote that George Joseph should not lead the Sathyagraha in the magazine a) The Hindu b) West Coast Spectator c) Young India d) New India

39 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 31 46) A famous man wrote to George Joseph who worked hard for Vaikom Sathyagraha. It is wrong that you have participated in the affair relating to the Hindu religion. It was a) C.Rajagopalachari b) Vijaya Ragavachariar c) Sathyamurthy Iyer d) Vaidyanatha Iyer 47) The third ban order on Periyar was passed by the Magistrate on a) b) c) d) ) Periyar defied the ban order and was imprisoned at a) Vaikom lock-up b) Karur Police station c) Poojapuram Prison d) Kottayam Lock-up 49) The person who ordered that it was not good for the sathyagrahis to receive the free food from the charity house of the Akalis (Sikhs)and that they should stop it at once was a) C.Rajagopalachari b) Gandhi c) Tamil Nadu Congress Committee d) Kerala Congress Committee 50) When Periyar was locked up in prison, the Namboodiri Brahmins and some orthodox Hindus jointly conducted a yaga to destroy both the Sathyagraha and persons like Periyar. The name of the yaga was a) Aswametha Yagam b) Buddira Kameshti Yagam c) Sathru Sangara Yagam d) Rajasooya Yagam 51) Gandhi asked the members of the Congress Working Committee not to participate in the Sathyagraha and also the non-hindus should not participate. This was condemned by a Kerala magazine on The magazine was a) Malayala Manorama b) Srivazhum Kodu c) Bowran d) Malayalee 52) When EVR Maniammai along with 4 women, tried to enter the temple, Mrs. Govindan Sanar alone was not allowed to enter the temple and hence, Mrs.EVR also refused to enter the temple. This happened on a) b) c) d)

40 32 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 53) Six women including E.V.R.Nagammai held Sathyagraha on a) b) c) d) ) Govindhan Sanar and the Bajanai Sangh members went to receive Periyar who was to be released from prison on a) b) c) d) ) There was a heated discussion between E.V.R. Nagammai and the police officials who prevented her from entering the temple on a) b) c) d) ) Mrs. Nagammai s Kerala travel propaganda plan was announced on a) b) c) d) ) Chained at the legs, a cap of a prisoner on his head, a dhoti that hangs below the knee, a placard showing the number of the prisoner hanging from the neck, E.V.Ramasamy was languishing in the prison along with the murderers and robbers. He is doing double the labour that a punished prisoner does. The person who wrote this about Periyar in prison was a) K.P.Kesava Menon b) T.K.Madhava Menon c) Kelappan d) Govindan Sanar 58) There was a report of the humiliating treatment given to Periyar in prison in Navasakthi, adding that Periyar had the mental caliber to bear such hardships on a) b) c) d) ) The news paper Desabimani wrote an editorial that Narayana Guru visited Vaikom Satghyagraha Ashram and stayed there for a few days and that he offered a lot of advice to him on a) b) c) d)

41 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 33 60) The Tamil Nadu newspaper wrote an editorial strongly condemning the attack made on the Sathyagrahis by the upper caste rowdies in the presence of the Police officials on a) b) c) d) ) A resolution was passed in the Travancore Legislative Assembly to allow the low caste people to use the roads around the Vaikom temple. This resolution was defeated by one vote. Tamilnadu wrote regretting this on a) b) c) d) ) The low caste people were allowed to use three of the roads around the Vaikom temple, but were banned from using the fourth. Dravidan from Chennai raised a query why they should fear opening the fourth on a) b) c) d) ) T.K.Madhavan met a Congress leader on in the Belgam Congress Conference, who told Madhavan that he could collect money from any source, without using the leaders name and the Congress name. The leader was a) Gandhi b) Rajagopalachari c) Malavia d) Motilal 64) Gandhi reached Vaikom on a) b) c) d) ) The dialogue between Gandhi and the Upper caste people took place on a) b) c) d) ) In the above meeting Gandhi told M.K. Raman Pillai that he believed in next birth. Raman Pillai replied that it was because

42 34 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers of the sins committed by the Ezhavars and Panchamars, they were born so. Gandhi replied a) Yes b) No c) I shall respond after deep thought on it d) That he would consult the Pundits and say 67) Gandhi met the Queen in Varkalai on a) b) c) d) ) Periyar reached Varkalai on a) b) c) d) ) Narayana Guru met Gandhi on a) b) c) d) ) The magazine Mathru Boomi wrote an editorial on the information that the Eastern Road also would be open on a) b) c) d) ) Sathyagraha was stopped as the Eastern Road was opened on a) b) c) d) ) A report was released that there would be consultations on the eradication of castes, and the celebration of the victory of the Sathyagraha and a meeting to take decisions on these issues was to be conducted on and this would be presided over by Periyar. The report was released by a) K.Kelappan b) A.K.Pillai c) T.K.Madhavan d) Lawyer Madhavan 73) A leader spoke with emotional gratitude to both Periyar and Nagammai for their sacrifice, leadership and commitment. He was

43 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 35 a) Mannath Padmanabha Pillai b) T.K. Madhavan c) K.Kelappan d) Kesava Pillai 74) The magazine Pakish Kanth Bharath wrote that the Vaikom Sathyagraha was an inspiration to the struggle of Ambedkar in the year a) 1925 b) 1926 c) 1927 d) ) On , the address of victory by Periyar was published in Kudi Arasu on Periyar therein severely warned that they would have to wear the meaningless poonool (sacred thread), and render the meaningless Sandyavandhanam also if they go on a) Brahma Samajam b) Prarthana Samajam c) Arya Samajam d) Theosophical Sangam 76) What he has rendered in Vaikom is immeasurable. He was once a revolutionary in the national struggle. The only one whom the revolutionaries should follow is Periyar This was said by a) N. Sivaraj B.A.,B.L., b) Kakkan c) Sivashanmugam Pillai d) Thondu Veerasamy 77) An Englishman remarked in his report of the Vaikom struggle that only after Periyar joined Vaikom struggle it got a new life and a new strength. He was a) Mr. Bit b) Cotton I.C.S c) Mr. Norton d) Mr. Wood 78) A Congress man accused that Periyar did not show proper account of money he received for the Vaikom struggle. It was a) C.N.Muthuramalinga Mudaliar b) V.O. Chidambaram Pillai c) Dhandapani Pillai d) Srinivasa Iyenger

44 36 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers ANSWERS (1) b (2) c (3) a (4) c (5) c (6) c (7) a (8) a (9) a (10) d (11) d (12) c (13) b (14) c (15) c (16) c (17) c (18) d (19) b (20) a (21) c (22) b (23) a (24) a (25) d (26) c (27) c (28) a (29) a (30) b (31) a (32) b (33) a (34) c (35) a (36) b (37) d (38) d (39) b (40) b (41) a (42) a (43) a (44) b (45) c (46) a (47) b (48) c (49) b (50) c (51) c (52) a (53) d (54) b (55) b (56) c (57) a (58) d (59) d (60) c (61) a (62) b (63) a (64) c (65) b (66) a (67) c (68) c (69) c (70) b (71) a (72) a (73) a (74) c (75) c (76) a (77) b (78) a

45 CHERANMADEVI Dr. P. Rajadurai M.A., Ph.D., 1) Cheranmadevi is in the District of a) Tiruchirappalli b) Thanjavur c) Tirunelveli d) Kovai 2) The national school that was started in this town is a) Education ashram b) A school c) Thamizh Gurukula school d) Patasala 3) This Tamil Gurukula vidyalaya was founded by a) Bharathiar b) Sathyamurthy Iyer c) Madurai Vaidyanatha Iyer d) Va.Ve.Su. Iyer 4) Va.Ve.Su. Iyer hailed from a) Arumuganeri b) Varaganeri c) Vepery d) Karumbalaperry 5) What did he want to establish in this school? a) The development of Tamil literature b) English Medium Education c) Indian Culture d) Hindu principles 6) Cheranmadevi Gurukulam was started in the year a) 1923 b) 1924 c) 1925 d) 1926

46 38 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 7) Some teachers from Kallidaikurichi were involved in the non-cooperation movement. They started a new school after resigning from the Taluk Board School. The school which they started was a) Gandhi Vidyalayam b) Nehru Vidyalayam c) Bharathi Vidyalayam d) Thilakar Vidyalayam 8) When Va.Ve.Su. Iyer tried to establish the Gurukulam in Cheranmadevi, there was a land of 30 acres for sale. A Chettinadu philanthropist offered 3000 rupees the amount required to purchase the land. He was a) Raja Sir. Annamalai Chettiar b) Alagappa Chettiar c) Kanadukathan Vai. Su. Shanmugam Chettiar d) C.V.C.T. Venkatachalam Chettiar 9) Va.Ve.Su. Iyer made a request for financial help to run the Gurukualam to a) Tamilnadu Congress Party b) Government of Justice Party c) All India Congress Committee d) Tirunelveli Municipality 10) The President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee at that time was a) O.P. Ramasamy b) Rajagopalachari c) Varadarajulu Naidu d) N.S.Varadhachary 11) At this time there were two secretaries for Tamil Nadu Congress. They were a) E.V.Ramasamy & K.Santhanam b) Thiru Vi.Ka. & Santhanam c) Thangaperumal Pillai & Adinarayanan Chettiar d) T.S.S. Rajan & Halasyam Iyer 12) An advance of Rs. 5,000 was given to the Gurukulam as donation by the Tamil Nadu Congress for a promised amount of Rs a) 20,000 b) 15,000 c) 10,000 d) 6,000

47 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 39 13) The Gurukulam was expected to offer National Education without caste discriminations. The son of a Chief Minister (at a later period)studied there. This Chief Minister was a) P.S.Kumarasamy Raja b) M.Bakthavatchalam c) O.P. Ramasamy Reddiar d) Dr. P.Subbarayan 14) After learning from his son that caste discrimination practices were continued in Gurukulam. Mr. Reddiar advised his son to meet at once a) Varadharajulu Naidu b) Thiru Vi.Ka c) S.Ramanathan d) E.V.Ramasamy 15) On a meeting of enquiry by the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee on , it was established that there were discriminating treatment accorded to students based on caste in the Gurukulam. It was decided to withhold the balance amount of Rs by a) Varadarajulu Naidu and Periyar E.V.R b) S.Ramathanan & Thanga Perumal Pillai c) Thiru Vi.Ka. and Halasyam Iyer d) Santhanam and Ganapathy Sankagiri Sasthri 16) Immediately after this decision, the very next day Va.Ve.Su. Iyer collected the balance amount of Rs. 5,000 secretly from a) K.Santhanam b) S.Ramanathan c) Thiru Vi.Ka. d) Thangaperumal Pillai 17) When the fact of the discriminatory practices was brought to the notice of Gandhi, he made an arrangement that all students might eat together but the cook should be a Brahmin. But this was protested and a demand that Va.Ve.Su. Iyer should return the amount he received from the Congress Party by a) Thiru Vi.Ka. b) P. Varadarajulu Naidu c) Thanga Perumal Pillai d) V. Rajagopalachariar

48 40 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 18) Based on this development in the public meeting in Salem, a strong warning was issued that before the Britishers leave India the issues between the Brahmins and the non-brahmins should be sorted out, otherwise things would deteriorate fast. This was by a) P.Varadha Rajulu Naidu b) Thiru Vi.Ka c) S.Ramanathan d) Periyar E.V.Ramasamy 19) Va.Ve.Su. Iyer announced his resignation from the Presidentship of the Gurukulam through the news paper dated a) The Hindu b) New India c) Justice d) The West Coast Spectator 20) On the person who was chosen as the President of the Gurukulam was a) T.R.Mahadeva Iyer b) Halasyam Iyer c) T.S.S.Rajan d) T.V.Saminathan 21) A magazine wrote that Periyar resigned from the Congress to fight against the domination of the Brahmins and to remove it from Tamil Nadu and that one of the many reasons for this action is the issue of Cheranmadevi Gurukulam issue. This magazine was a) New India b) Justice c) The Hindu d) The West Coast Spectator ANSWERS (1) c (2) c (3) d (4) b (5) c (6) a (7) d (8) c (9) a (10) b (11) a (12) c (13) c (14) d (15) a (16) a (17) b (18) d (19) a (20) a (21) c

49 KANCHEEPURAM 1) The important turning point in E.V.R. s political life is a) That all castes should become eligible to the profession of Archakas b) Use of Tamil as a language of worship in the temples c) Eradication of Hindi in Tamil Nadu d) Community reservation in government jobs 2) When Periyar was the President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee, its secretary was a) Kovai Ayyamuthu b) Thangaperumal Pillai c) S.Ramanathan d) Singaravelu Chettiar 3) When the Tamil Nadu Congress Conference was held in Thanjavur in 1921, Periyar announced that there would be a meeting where the non-brahmin representatives were staying in order to a) Study independence for India b) To find solution for language issue c) To talk about the non-brahmins d) To study the preparations for the election 4) Periyar said We are still in Congress. There is a party called Justice Party against us. They claim that they are working for the welfare of the non-brahmins. Under these circumstances, we should discuss and decide on the stand to be taken by the non-brahmins, along with finalizing our duties and rights. This

50 42 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers meeting is convened only for that purpose. In reply to this one leader said that he did not agree with this view and that all they needed at that movement was freedom. This leader was a) Dr.P.Varadharajulu Naidu b) Thiru Vi.Ka c) S.Ramanathan d) Singaravelu Chettiar 5) On hearing this E.V.R. told Ramanathan that it was a meeting meant for the non-brahmins and hence he did not have any right to speak there. Ramanathan laughed on hearing this because a) He wanted to calm down Periyar b) He was a non-brahmin c) He was troubled seeing the caste fight d) There was no link in this matter to Congress 6) The President for the Congress Conference held in Thiruvannamalai in 1924 was a) E.V.Ramasamy b) Thiru Vi.Ka c) S.Ramanathan d) Dr. Varadharajulu Naidu 7) The one who brought a hundred non-brahmin paid workers to protest against Periyar when he made the Presidential address was a) Srinivasa Iyengar b) Rajagopalachariar c) Santhanam d) Sathyamurthy Iyer 8) When it was suggested that support of both Annie Beasant and Srinivasa Sasthri should be obtained, it was also suggested that the President of the Justice Party Thiyagarayar also be requested for support. This suggestion came from a)dr. Varadharajulu Naidu. b) Kovai Ayyamuthu c) S. Ramanathan d) Thanjavur Venkatakrishna Pillai 9) The supporters of Srinivasa Iyengar abused Thiagarayar saying that he was a) Ignorant b) Tyer, the cruel man c) A betrayer d) The enemy of the Congress

51 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 43 10) In 1925, the Congress Conference was held in Tamil Nadu in a) Madurai b)tirunelveli c) Kanjipuram d) Madras 11) The President of this conference was a) S.Ramanathan b) Srinivasa Iyengar c) Thiru Vi.Ka. d) Singaravelu Chettiar 12) A leader proposed in this Conference that considering the welfare and the national unity a resolution should be passed that henceforth all the jobs in the Government should be proportionately allotted, as per the population strength of the Brahmins, non-brahmins and the untouchables. The Congress should be pressured to take up this proposal. This proposal was made by a) Dr.P.Varadharajulu Naidu b) S.Ramanathan c) Sarkarai Chettiar d) E.V.Ramasamy 13) This proposal of E.V.Ramasamy was seconded by a) Arya Menon b) Thanjavur Venkatakrishna Pillai c) Sarkarai Chettiar d) S.Ramanathan 14) Even while the Britishers are ruling now, people are prevented from walking in certain streets and drawing water from certain tanks besides many such discriminations and hardships. If the ruling power goes in the hands of people who discriminate like this, the others would have to suffer much more. Such fears can be removed from the affected, what the intention behind that statement of Periyar? a) The reservation of jobs is sanctioned such fears would be removed b) The caste bias should be reduced c) The untouchability would vanish d) The communal harmony would emerge 15) Thiru Vi.Ka. did not allow Periyar to present this proposal for reservation (castewise) in the Kanchipuram Conference because a) The proposal was unconstitutional b) It was unnecessary c) This would split people d) It was anti-national

52 44 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 16) Periyar blamed Thiru Vi.Ka. that he rejected the proposal on the advice of a few Brahmins. Thiru Vi.Ka. replied that a) It was in the interest of the nation b) The Conference should pass without confusion c) Reservation was the preamble of Justice Party d) Reservation was against the Congress policies 17) On hearing the reply of Thiru Vi.Ka. to accept his proposal for Caste wise Reservation in government jobs and admission in educational institutions, E.V.Ramasamy made a challenging public remark that he would destroy such a Congress in his lifetime amidst the congregation of 4000 workers. After saying this, Periyar a) Regretted b) He quit both the Congress and the Conference c) Was waiting for an appropriate opportunity d) Gathered his supporters 18) After leaving Congress and this Conference venue, in order to achieve his plan of reservation based on castes, Periyar a) Started Self-respect Movement b) Sent a request to the Congress High Command c) Started propagation among people d) Started supporting Justice Party ANSWERS (1) d (2) c (3) c (4) c (5) b (6) a (7) a (8) c (9) b (10) c (11) c (12) d (13) c (14) a (15) a (16) a (17) b (18) a

53 CHAPTER - III PERIYAR AND PUBLIC LIFE Prof. N.Srinivasan, M.A, M.Phil., 1) Periyar jointed the Congress Party of India in the year a) 1909 b) 1914 c) 1919 d) ) Periyar involved in the activities of Congress with full vigor during a) b) c) d) ) Those who persuaded Periyar to involve in Congress are a) Rajagopalachari b) Gandhi and Nehru c) Bharathiar and Sathyamurty d) Thiagaraya chettiar & T.M.Nair 4) As soon as Periyar joined Congress, he a) Became a Minister b) Became a Governor

54 46 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers c) Gave up all the nine honorary jobs he was holding d) Gave up all the 29 honorary jobs he was holding 5) The organisation that appointed Periyar as Vice-President in order to oppose Justice Party was a) Home Rule Movement b) Madras State Association c) South Indian Welfare Association d) Association of the most fierce activities 6) The Association that was started with Periyar as the Vice- President to oppose the Home Rule Movement was a) The South Indian Welfare Association b) The Association of fierce activities c) Home Rule Movement d) The Madras State Association 7) Gandhi non-cooperation movement attracted Periyar because of a) Eradication of untouchability and caste discrimination b) Periyar s resignation of offices c) Decision not to attend the Assembly, or accepting any office there. d) All of these 8) The Tamil leader who condemned Panjab (Jollianwalabagh) massacre by travelling throughout the country was a) Bharathiar b) Thanthai Periyar c) Kamarajar d) Sathyamurthyiyer 9) The one who strengthened Khadi Movement in Tamil Nadu was a) Thanthai Periyar b) Rajagopalachariyar c) Panagal Raja d) Kaivalya Samiar 10) The one who showered praises on Periyar for strengthening and developing Congress in Tamil Nadu a) Thiru Vi.Ka. b) Bharathi Dasan c) Sami Chidambaranar D) Poet Karunanandam 11) The famous writer who served the Khadi Angadi (shop) opened by Periyar in Tiruchengode was a) Kalki b) Maraimalai Adigal c) Ma.Po.Si. d) Puthumai Pithan

55 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 47 12) Periyar spun the hand operated Tahkli till his fingers got swollen. A national leader on seeing this, exempted him from spinning that way. It was a) Motilal Nehru b) Jawaharlal Nehru c) Subash Chandra Bose d) Gandhi 13) The amount lost by Periyar due to his boycott of the court with regard to the non-cooperation movement was a) Rs. 12,000 b) Rs. 16,000 c) Rs. 19,000 d) Rs. 50,000 14) Gandhi recommended cutting of coconut trees to stop toddy tapping. Periyar, in response to this call cut a) 40 trees b) 400 trees c) 500 trees d) 1,500 trees 15) The year in which Periyar was sent to prison for his protest against the toddy shops in the year a) November, 1921 b) November, 1925 c) November, 1929 d) December, ) The women who were sent to jail for participating in the protest against toddy shops are a) Kasthribai & Valliammai b) Saradha Devi and Nivedita c) Annee Beasant and Vijayalakshmi Pandit d) Kannammal and Nagammai 17) It was said stopping the protest against the toddy shops is not in my hands. It is in the hands of two women from Erode (Kannammal & Nagammai). This was said by a) Gandhi b)nehru c) Sankaran Nair d) Malavia 18) Gandhi's statement that stopping the agitation was not in his hand was published in a) The Hindu on b) The Indian Express on c) The Swadesa Mithran on d) The Young India on

56 48 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 19) The place where Periyar and the Congress leaders decided on the protest against toddy shops is a) Sabharmathi Ashramam b) Vardha c) Periyar s residence in Erode d) Sevagramam 20) Periyar was shut in prison on the charge of hatred against Government and community on a) b) c) d) ) The conference organised by Periyar to thwart the influence of the Justice Party in Erode in the year 1919 was a) The Tamilar Conference b) Self Respect State Conference c) Madras State Association Conference d) The Conference to eradicate the Brahminical imperialism 22) The Congress leader who stayed in Periyar s residence in Erode in the year 1922 was a) Panditha Motilal Nehru b) Vittal Bai Patel c) Dr. Ansari d) All the three 23) From 1922 to 1924 Periyar ran a school in Erode at his own expenses to teach 30 students a) Tamil b) Malayalam c) Sanskrit d) Hindi 24) The one who staunchly opposed Chitharanjan Das who started Swarajya Party with an object of capturing all State Assemblies, while lending support to the Government was a) Gandhi b) Periyar c) Rajagopalachariar d) All the three 25) The person who gave the title the Vaikom Hero to Periyar was a) Gandhi b) Sami Chidambaranar c) Thiru.Vi.Ka. d) Anna

57 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 49 26) The Vaikom struggle was a) A temple entry struggle b) Fighting for the rights to the untouchables to walk in streets around the temple c) Struggle for freedom for the nation d) Salt sathyagraha 27) When Periyar left for Vaikom struggle, he handed over the responsibility of the President to a) Thiru Vi.Ka. b)va.ve.su.iyer c) Varadarajulu Naidu d)rajagopalachari 28) The sentence written on advertising board just a few yards from Vaikom Mahadeva Tample was a) The untouchables can worship from here b) The untouchables should not go beyond this c) The untouchables may enter the temple without upper garment d) The untouchables may enter the temple with small pots hung around their necks 29) The person who sent a telegram to Periyar to participate in the Vaikom struggle was a) George Joseph b) T.M.Nair c) K.Kelappan d) Neelakandan Namboodhri 30) The reason for Periyar being invited to participate in the Vaikom struggle was a) He was the President, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee b) He was very vigorous about eradication of untouchability c) He was a friend to Travancore King d) He was a trusted person for Gandhi 31) The day on which Periyar was arrested to Vaikom Struggle was a) b) c) d)

58 50 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 32) Periyar was imprisoned for a month for Vaikom struggle in the jail of a) Aruvikuthi b)travancore Central Jail c) Andaman d) Madras Central Jail 33) After the Vaikom struggle, Periyar was awarded six months of rigorous imprisonment and was jailed in a) Aruvikuthi b) Travancore Central Jail c) Bellary d) Andaman 34) After the release from one month s prison sentence for Vaikom struggle, Periyar a) Stopped the struggle b) Returned to Erode c) Sought the support of Gandhi d) Got arrested again for violating the order of banishing from the State 35) The person who was arrested along with Periyar in Vaikom Struggle was a) Gandhi b) Rajagopalachariar c) Ayyamuthu d) Kamarajar 36) The women who led the struggle at Vaikom after the arrest of Periyar were a) Kasthuribai & Annee Besant b) Nagammai and Kannammal c) Maniammal and Mrs.Bitt d) None of these 37) Periyar who was sentenced for six months jail a) Disappeared without going to prison b) Was jailed for more than six months c) Was released in four months d) None of these 38) A person called for the end of the Vaikom struggle advising that persons belonging to other faiths should not participate in it but instead they should work for the conversion of the minds of the people concerned. This was a) Gandhi b) Kamarajar c) Nehru d) Subash Chandra Bose

59 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 51 39) Is the following is correct? i) Gandhi Give up Vaikom Struggle ii) Periyar This is the best opportunity to eradicate castes iii) Rajagopalachari Joseph, a Christian should not participate in the struggle iv) T.K.Ravindran The leadership of E.V.Ramasamy gave an impetus to the struggle a) All are correct b) All are wrong c) 1 and 3 are right d) 1 wrong 40) I am just a party worker who was watching Periyar leading the Vaikom struggle! This was said by a) Anna b) Kamarajar c) Rajagopalachariar d) Ayyamuthu 41) The date Periyar entered the Vaikom struggle was a) b) c) d) ) The day on which Periyar took charge as the General of the Vaikom Struggle Sathyagraha Headquarters was a) b) c) d) ) The Vaikom victory celebrations participated by Periyar were held on a) b) c) d) ) The golden Jubilee Celebrations of Vaikom struggle participated by Indra Gandhi, Maniammai and Asiriyar Veeramani in Vaikom were on a) b) c) d)

60 52 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 45) If the Vaikom agitators are depending on me let them know that they are resting on a grass. I am living at a safe distance from them. This statement was made by a) Gandhi b) Nehru c) Periyar d) Joseph 46) Match the following: The year in which Periyar was imprisoned for (i) Toddy shop protest (ii) Khadi propaganda (iii) Protest against untouchability (iv) Protest against untouchability - II a) All are right b) All are wrong c) 1 and 2 right d) 3 and 4 wrong 47) The first issue of Kudi Arasu started by Periyar was published on a) b) c) d) ) The person who addressed releasing the first issue of Kudi Arasu was a) Gnaniar Swamigal b) Kaivalyam c) Maraimalai Adigal d) Gandhi 49) The years in which Periyar was the President of the Tamil Nadu Congress were a) 1920 & 1921 b) 1922 & 1924 c) 1925 & 1927 d) 1926 & ) The year in which Periyar was the Secretary of the Congress Party was a) 1920 b) 1925 c) 1927 d) ) Periyar was jailed for protesting against toddy shops in a) Erode b) Madras c) Vellore d) Kovai 52) Kudi Arasu which was published in 1925, was registered by the Government on a) b) c) d)

61 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 53 53) The picture that appeared at the front page of Kudi Arasu run by Periyar was a) The light of rationalism b) Periyar c) A family lamp d) The hand weaving wheel 54) The year in which the picture of Gandhi while weaving at the front page of Kudi Arasu was a) b) c) d) ) The magazine that Periyar published with the picture of Bharatha Matha at the front page was a) Kudi Arasu b) Viduthalai c) Unmai d) The Modern Rationalist 56) The declaration that took place at the front page of Kudi Arasu from to was a) Long live Tamil b) Victory to rationalism c) We shall defend human love d) Long live Gandhi 57) Even after leaving Congress, Periyar had respect for the constructive plans of Gandhi until a) 1926 b) 1927 c) 1930 d) ) Gandhi met Periyar to hear his side of explanation on Vaikom struggle in a) Thiruvananthapuram b) Aruvikuthi c) Bangalore d) Kottaram 59) The meeting of Periyar and Gandhi took place in Bangalore in a) August 1927 b) August, 1930 c) August 1937 d) August, ) The Congress party extended its support to the Vaikom struggle for the first time on a) b) c) d)

62 54 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 61) The person who presided over the Belgaum Congress conference and expressed support for Vaikom struggle was a) Gandhi b) Nehru c) Periyar d)rajagopalachari 62) The year in which the protest against the Gurukulam was conducted in a) 1922 b) 1925 c) 1929 d) ) The Gurukulam run by Va.Ve.Su.Iyer in Cheranmadevi created in the minds of the students a) A national loyal feeling b) Caste discrimination c) Love of rationalism d) desire for terrorism 64) Periyar Started Kudi Arasu a) After starting the Self respect Movement b) After becoming the leader of the Justice Party c) While he was in Congress d) During the World War II 65) Periyar said, We should find a permanent solution to the caste issue while the Britishers are ruling us. Otherwise, instead of democracy there would be only Brahminocracy. This was in a) Salem b) Erode c) Tiruchirappalli d) Thanjavur 66) Periyar said it in the year a)1919 b) 1920 c) 1924 d) ) The event that caused this incident was a) Vaikom struggle b) Gurukulam struggle c) Non-cooperation Movement d) Protest against toddy shops 68) A person joined Periyar in this issue even against Gandhi was a) P.Varadharajulu b) Thiru.Vi.Ka c) C.Rajagopalachari d) V.O.C

63 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 55 69) There was a voting in the Congress Working Committee protesting against the caste discriminatory practices in Cheranmadevi. The for and against in that order was a) 6/20 b) 15 11/15 c) 13/13 d) 19 6/19 70) The solution that Gandhi offered for the Gurukulam issue was a) To close down the Ashram b) Students should eat separately based on their castes c) A Brahmin cook should cook d) The person in charge of the Ashram should be changed 71) The strategy that Periyar used in order to closedown Gurukulam was a) He brought a resolution of condemnation on Va.Ve.Su. Iyer b) Periyar complained to Gandhi against Va.Ve.Su.Iyer c) He requested the Tamils who were offering financial assistance to the Ashram to stop them all d) He dismissed Va.Ve.Su.Iyer from the Congress 72) The person who fought along with Periyar in removing the Gurukulam that encouraged caste discrimination having the name of the National Institute was a) Dr.Varadharajulu Naidu b) S.Ramanathan c) Thiru Vi.Ka. d) All the above three 73) In the Tamil nadu Congress Committee meeting held in Tiruchirappalli, a resolution of condemnation for whipping anti Brahmin sentiments was brought against a) Periyar b) Dr. Varadharajulu c) S.Ramanathan d) Dhandayuthapani Pillai 74) The resolution of condemnation against Varadharajulu for his anti-brahmin activities was defeated in the Congress Committee meeting held at Tiruchirappalli with an effective speech by a) Periyar b) Thiru Vi.Ka c) S.Ramanathan d) Ayyamuthu

64 56 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 75) The one who contested against Periyar for the post of Secretary to Tamil nadu Congress was a) Rajagopalachariar b) Srinivasan Iyengar c) Thyaraya Chettiar d) Adhinarayanan Chettiar 76) The Congress Conference which was cause for Periyar s exit from Congress was a) Tiruchirappalli conference b) Kanjipuram Conference c) Tirunelveli Conference d) Madras Conference 77) The 30th Congress Conference was held in Kanchipuram in a) November 21, b) November 21, c) November 21, d) November 21, ) The Conference in which Periyar fought that the Congress party should accept the principle of communal reservation was held in a) Tiruchirappalli Conference of 1919 and Tirunelveli Conference of 1920 b) Thanjavur Conference of 1921, Tiruppur Conference of 1923 and Thiruvannamalai Conference of 1924 c) The Kanchipuram Conference of 1925 d) All of these 79) Is the following matching is correct? Conference President Tiruchirappalli Somasundara Bharathiyar Tirunelveli Srinivasa Iyengar Tiruvannamalai Periyar a) All are right b) All are wrong c) 1 and 4 are right d) 2 and 3 wrong 80) The Conference that introduced the resolution for temple entry when Periyar was in the Congress was held at a) Tiruchirappalli Conference of 1919 b) Thanjavur Conference of 1921 c) Tiruppur Conference of 1922 d) Kanjipuram Conference of 1925

65 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 57 81) The one who opposed in the Tiruppur Conference the proposal brought by Periyar for temple entry was a) Madurai A.Vaidyanatha Iyer b) S.Sathyamurthy c) Kumbakonam Panthalu Iyer d) All the three 82) Periyar mentioned to Gandhi that in order to obtain independence we must a) Destroy Congress b) Destroy Hindu religion c) Should eradicate Brahmin domination d) Should do all the three 83) It was said that the harm done by the Brahmins to India was nothing short of the harms done by the Britishers. This was said so by a) Gandhi b) Vivekananda c) Kanchi Sankarachariar d) Nehru 84) In every Congress Conference, the resolutions placed by Periyar emphasizing the Communal reservation was rejected Conference One who rejected (i) 1920 Tirunelveli S.Srinivasa Iyenger (ii) 1921 Thanjavur Rajagopalachariyar (iii) 1922 Tiruppur Vijayaragavachariyar (iv) 1924 Tiruvannamlai S.Srinivasa Iyenger (v) 1925 Kanjipuram Thiru Vi.Ka a) All are wrong b) All are right c) 1,3 & 5 right d) 1 & 5 are right 85) The posts held by Periyar in Congress from 1920 to 1925 for five years are a) The President of the Kovai District Congress b) Twice Secretary of the Tamil nadu Congress c) Twice President of the Tamil nadu Congress Party d) All the above three 86) The duration of Periyar served vigorously in the Congress party is a) six years b) 10 years c) 14 years d) 18 years

66 58 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 87) Periyar said, I cannot accept that Swarajya is that which is when the country is ruled, not by the foreigners, but by her own citizens. It was said a) Before Periyar entered public life b) When he was in the Congress Party c) When he supported Justice Party d) When Dravidar Kazhagam was started 88) It was said, If we want Swarajya, the arrogance of the rich, the humiliation of the poor, the hardships faced by the lower community people should be eradicated first. That alone is the battle for Swarajya. This was said by a) Gandhi b) Periyar c) Queen Victoria d) Mount Baton 89) Periyar was elected as the President of the Tamil Nadu Congress Party by majority of voters. But within one hour of this election, a non-confidence motion was brought by a) Rajagopalachariar b) Srinivsa Iyengar c) Va.Ve.Su.Iyer d) Vijayaraghavachariar 90) The reason for Periyar leaving Congress was a)the conspiracy of the Brahmins b) The rejection of the policy of communal reservation c) The domination of the Brahmins d) All of these 91) The person who told Periyar who was fighting Brahmin domination in Congress that the Justice Party is 100 times better than Periyar, was a) T.M.Nair b)rajagopalachariar c) Thyagarayar d) Va.Ve.Su.Iyer

67 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 59 92) When Periyar was in Congress a) He insisted on communal reservation rights b) He opposed untouchability c) He insisted on temple entry d) All these three 93) While being in Congress Periyar supported the Justice Party rule for a) Communal reservation b) The protection of Hindu Endowment Department c) The act of Indianising the Medical Department d) Granting voting rights for women

68 60 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers ANSWERS (1) c (2) a (3) a (4) d (5) b (6) b (7) d (8) b (9) a (10) d (11) a (12) d (13) d (14) c (15) a (16) d (17) a (18) a (19) c (20) b (21) c (22) d (23) d (24) d (25) c (26) b (27) d (28) b (29) a (30) b (31) b (32) a (33) b (34) d (35) c (36) b (37) c (38) a (39) a (40) b (41) b (42) b (43) b (44) b (45) a (46) a (47) b (48) a (49) b (50) b (51) d (52) a (53) d (54) b (55) a (56) d (57) b (58) d (59) a (60) b (61) a (62) b (63) b (64) c (65) a (66) c (67) b (68) a (69) d (70) c (71) c (72) d (73) b (74) a (75) d (76) b (77) c (78) d (79) a (80) c (81) d (82) d (83) a (84) b (85) d (86) a (87) b (88) b (89) c (90) d (91) b (92) d (93) b

69 CHAPTER - IV THE ADVENT OF SELF-RESPECT MOVEMENT- ITS EVOLUTION S.Arivukkarasu, M.A., M.Phil., 1) The Congress leader who spoke in support of the Hindu Endowment Security Act implemented by the Justice party in 1924 was a) Kuthi Kesavapillai b) Varadharajulu Naidu c) Periyar d) V.O.C 2) The magazine Kudi Arasu was started on a) b) c) d) ) The Publisher of Kudi Arasu was a) Nagammai b)e.v.krishnasamy c) Periyar d) Thanga Perumal

70 62 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 4) The person who inaugurated Kudi Arasu was a) Periyar b) Thiru Vi.Ka c) V.O.C. d) Gnaniar Adigal 5) A resolution was passed in the Congress Conference complimenting the Queen who granted the rights for everyone to walk along the four roads around the temple and Periyar who relentlessly struggled and made innumerable sacrifices for the success of Vaikom struggle. This conference was conducted in a) Kerala Congress Conference b) Travancore-Cochin Congress Conference c) Kanchipuram Congress Conference d) Thiruvannamalai Congress Conference 6) The person who made a proposal in the Madurai Ramanathapuram Conference of the non-brahmins in 192D8 that the first Self Respect Movement Conference should be convened was a) Kari Varadha Sami b) Pattukottai Azhagiri c) Sivaganga Ramachandran d) Soundara Pandyan 7) Gandhi wrote in Young India about Vaikom Struggle wherein he had mentioned Periyar s name a) Nowhere b) only once c) Thrive d) 17 times 8) The person who wrote a letter to Periyar on that they all should sink their differences and move further, not to offend Gandhi, was a) Rajagopalachariar b) Thiru Vi.Ka. c) P. Varadharajulu Naidu d) V.O.C 9) The person who extended an invitation to conduct the Second Self Respect Conference, Erode was a) C.S. Rathinasabapathi b) Periyar c) E.V.Krishnasamy d) Chickaya Naicker 10) The person who proposed the name of Periyar to be the President of the two day conference of South Indian Revolutionaries during 26 and 27 November 1928, was

71 a) Panagal King b) Ma.Singaravelar c) Revolutionary Poet Bharathi dasan d) Kuthoosi Gurusamy Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 63 11) The Justice party people wanted to snatch a magazine from Periyar for writing vigorously against the entry of the Brahmins in the Justice Party. The magazine was a) Kudi Arasu b) Dravidan c) Viduthalai d) Andhra Prakasa 12) As a result of the struggle against the Gurukulam in Cheranmadevi a) Periyar quit Congress b) Va.Ve.Su. Iyer got out of Gurukulam c) The Congress itself started running Gurukulam d) P.Varadharajulu Naidu was appointed President of the Gurukulam 13) The first non-brahmin s meet was convened by Periyar a) on 25 & 26 December 1926 in Madurai b) On in Kanchipuram c) In July 1927 in Kovai d) On 17 & 18, Feb in Chengleput 14) The reason for Periyar leaving Congress was a) The Cheranmadevi Gurukulam Struggle b) The Congress did not accept the communal reservation proposal c) Gandhi left out the name of Periyar in his article on Vaikom Struggle d) Periyar violated party discipline and hence was dismissed 15) The final action by the Brahmin supporters including Rajagopalachariar and Va.Ve.Su.Iyer in the Gurukulam struggle was a) They dismantled the Gurukulam b) they resigned from the Congress Working Committee c) Created another organization d) Started protesting against Periyar

72 64 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 16) In the issue of Cheranmadevi Gurukulam the magazines of Tamil nadu (Varadarajulu Naidu) Kumaran and Navasakthi (Thiru Vi.Ka.) a) Supported Va.Ve.Su.Iyer b) Opposed c) Observed neutral stand d) None of these 17) The Brahmin who proclaimed the inflammation discriminatory statement that he would starve for ten days if he heard that a Brahmin boy had his meals along with a non-brahmin boy was a) M.K.Acharya b) C.Rajagopalachari c) Va.Ve.Su.Iyer d) Sathyamurthy Iyer 18) The day on which the Queen ordered that the people belonging to Ezhava Community also could use the four roads around the temple on a) b) c) d) ) Periyar proclaimed I am running these journals neither for fame to increase my influence nor for a living. I am in such a position. If I am forced to a state when the ideas that I want to propagate, I shall myself write, I myself compose, print and read. I shall publish it unminding the loss. This was about a) Viduthalai b) Puratchi c) Kudi Arasu d) Revolt 20) Periyar said when all the other journals and magazines fear to publish what they realized to be true, the magazine which I began shall reveal truth as it is to all. This magazine was, a) Viduthalai b) Dravidan c) Puratchi d) Kudi Arasu 21) A Saivite leader declared. In our country there is much arrogance on the upper and lower castes. A feeling of equality should be spread everywhere. I have as much interest as Periyar has in this magazine. It was a) Gnaniar Adigal b) Maraimalai Adigal c) Thiru Vi.Ka. d) Kundrakudi Adigalar 22) The person who wrote in Kudi Arasu with the pen name Agappaiar (wooden spoon) was

73 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 65 a) Periyar b) Kaivalyam c) Samy Chidambaranar d) Thirumalaichamy 23) The Conference of Isai Velalar (Music community) participated by Periyar, Thiru Vi.Ka., S.Ramanathan and Dhandapani Pillai was held in 1925 in a) Thiruvarur b) Thirukuvalai c) Mayiladuthurai d) Thirugokarnam 24) Periyar wrote an article titled, Betrayal of Tamil and the secret of Hindi in his Kudi Arasu in the year a) 1936 b) 1938 c) 1926 d) ) An editorial was written in Kudi Arasu that the untouchables should be allowed to enter Suseendram Temple in the year a) 1934 b) 1928 c) 1926 d) ) Periyar wrote in Kudi Arasu on hearing the car of Thiruvarur temple was burnt, that it was a good news and instead they might now build an industry or a college on a) b) c) d) ) The Justice Party leader who made a legislation that no knowledge of Sanskrit was required for the study of Medicine, thereby releasing the Medical Education from the English to the Tamils, was a) The king of Panagal b) The king of Bobbili c) A.B.Bathro d) A.Subbarayalu Reddi 28) On , there was an article in Kudi Arasu. It raised an important question. A sishya (disciple) who was born in this soil, and our caste, who grew in this land, bearing our name, worshipping our god, and worshipping our Guru, is prevented from seeing the Ratha Utchavam (car festival) of our god. Can anyone grant us independence for a country such as ours? Can we trust you to hand over the power snatching it away from the British? The person who wrote it was a) Periyar b) Nagammai c) Kaivalyam d) M.Singaravelar

74 66 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 29) Periyar wrote an article titled Suya Rajyama? Suyamariyathaiya? (Self rule or Self respect) that summed up the principles of Self respect on a) b) c) d) ) In Kudi Arasu of , Periyar wrote the White man was better than a Brahmin, citing the example of a Brahmin in the Governor Council who banned the untouchables to walk on the Brahmin s colonies. The member of this Governor s council was a) Judge Muthusamy Iyer b) Judge T. Sivasamy Iyer c) C.P.Ramasamy Iyer d) T.L.Venkatrama Sastri 31) The Justice party that lost in the 1926 elections won in the 1930 elections mainly because of a) The Self respect movement and Periyar b) The sympathy waves because of the demise of the King of Panagal c) The management of Justice Party leader Munuswamy Naidu who had love of Congress d) The hatred of the people on Congress party 32) As early as in 1926, a leader warned within a short period we are all going to suffer the consequences of supporting Hindi. This is also going to be one of the dangers faced by the non- Brahmins. This leader is a) Maraimalai Adigal b) Periyar c) Navalar Somasundara Bharathi d) Panagal King 33) Periyar exhorted to all the self respecting non-brahmins to completely oppose the imposition of Hindi on the Dravidians land. This was in a) 1937 b) 1948 c) 1926 d) ) Congress decided to appoint someone else in the place of Periyar who quit Congress on , because his request for the discussion of communal reservation was not accepted for discussion though Periyar had obtained forty signatures against the required 30 signatures. This decision of Congress was taken on a) b) c) d)

75 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 67 35) The magazines that wrote against self respect movement were a) Dharmiga Hindu & The Hindu b) Tamil Nadu and Desabandu c) Navasakthi and Swathesamithran d) Dhinasari and The Mail 36) The President of the All India Khadi Board, when Kudi Arasu condemned the domination of the Brahmins in Khadi Board was a) C.Rajagopalachariar b) M.K.Achary c) S.Ramanathan d) Kovai Ayyamuthu 37) Periyar had forced his mother and wife to wear the rough Khadi clothes. But the same Periyar said that after all the Khadi principle was to keep the Sudras down for ever, in the year a) 1927 b) 1925 c) 1928 d) ) In his editorial in Kudi Arasu on , Periyar termed as the representations of the dumb illiterate masses ill treated by the Brahmins and the Government. The Committee so termed so was a) Simon Committee b) Montagu Chemsford Committee c) The Round Table Conference d) The Madras Governing Council 39) When Dr. Subbarayan s ministry was about to accept the Congress demand that they should boycott Simon Commission, a leader advised Subbarayan Ministry to welcome Simon Commission. It was a) The King of Panagal b) Periyar c) Arogyaswamy Mudaliar d) The King of Bobbili 40) On , Periyar wrote a comparison Like the general dying during the war describing the death of a) T.M.Nair b) The King of Panagal c) Sir Thiagarayar d) Sir A.T.Panneerselvam

76 68 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 41) A Brahmin Congress leader informed that there were no Indians fit to hold the Government posts like the President of District Boards, and they were not fit for self rule. This was said a) During the inquiry of the Montague Chemsford b) In the Simon Commission s inquiry c) In the Round Table Conference d) In the Working Committee of the Congress 42) The year in which the South Indian Railway employees strike took place in Nagapattinam in a) 1920 b) 1916 c) 1927 d) ) The President of the Railway Employees strike was a) P.Ramamurthy b) M.Singaravelar c) Nagai Kaliappan d) T.Krishnasamy 44) The President who led the strike of the Railway employees belonged to a) The Self respect movement b) The Communist party c) The Indian Kissan Maban Movement d) Congress Party 45) The friend of Periyar who proclaimed that they were fools who did not understand that the communal reservation was crucial to the future and the progress of the people. This friend of Periyar was a) Chidambaram Dhandapani b) S.Ramanathan c) V.O.C. d) P.Varadharajulu Naidu 46) The weekly Kudi Arasu was printed from 1927 from a) Kudi Arasu Press b) Dravidan Press c) Unmai Vilakkam (Interpretation of Truth) d) Self respect propaganda press 47) A friend of Periyar clearly explained that the Saivite leaders should renounce Sanskrit and the worship of Sivalinga image to counter caste discriminations enshrined in Sanskrit literatures. It was a) Kundrakudi Adigal b) Maraimalai Adigal c) Thiru Vi.Ka. d) V.O.C

77 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 69 48) The out dated concept that the Varnashrama Dharma was intended for social progress and not to create discrimination, was voiced by a) Rajagopalachariyar b) Va.Ve.Su.Iyer c) Gandhi d) M.K.Achary 49) A leader wrote He who said that there were four Varnams by birth for human beings and that people of each varnam had their own karma, has lost all credibility with us... the title Mahatma is given based on impressions and not for one s image! This was said by a) Periyar b) S.Ramanathan c) Kaivalyam d) Ponnambalanar 50) A leader visited Chettinadu. There he said, I know that you sponsor generously for building of temples. But it is superstition to believe that there is god in those temples. Gods in the houses of the prostitutes are as much in the temples too as I know One who said these words that earned the hatred of the Brahmins was a) Gandhi b) Periyar c) Nehru d) Vai. Su. Shanmugam 51) Periyar like Rossoue in France, is fighting for Self-respect in India! This was said in 1927 by a) Sir Thiagarayar b) Sir Arcot Ramasamy c) Kalki Krishnamoorthy d) Va.Ra 52) There was a false accusation that both the Justice Party and Periyar supported the Britishers. But the Conference in Madras proposed a non-confidence motion on an English Governor held in a) 1927 July, in the Non-Brahmin s Special Conference b) In July 1927 in the Self-respect Conference c) In 1927 July, in the Justice Party Conference d) In 1945 in the Dravidar Kazhagam Conference 53) When Maraimalai Adigal and K.S.Pillai advanced a concept in 1927 that the temple archakars were not Brahmins, but Adi Saivites, it was disproved by a) Thiru Vi.Ka. b)kunrakudi Adigal c) Periyar d) Gnaniar Adigal

78 70 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 54) In the 1927 Self Respect Conference in Tirunelveli a leader said, The reason for the outstanding popularity of Kudi Arasu, is not his linguistic power and simplicity. We are really fortunate to have Periyar who gives us this magazine. This was said so by a) Navalar Somasundara Bharathiyar b) T.K. Chidambaranatha Mudaliar c) Gnaniar Adigal d) M.S.Poornalingam Pillai 55) The hero of the Self Respect who slapped the Brahmin who used the word Sudran in a marriage was a) Soundara Pandian b) Pattukottai Azhagiri c) Kaivalyam d) Mayavaram Natarajan 56) In 1928 a Tamil poet belonging to the Self respect Movement wrote asking the sun Do you set on the west, being ashamed of our pathetic condition? This poet was a) Pena Narthanam Thirumalaisamy b) Chandrasekara Pavalar c) Revolutionary poet Bharathi Dasan d) Prof. E.M.Subramaniam 57) The communal G.O. was implemented by Sirkazhi Muthiah Mudaliar in the year a) 1921 b) 1925 c) 1928 d) ) When Periyar was 50 in 1928, a leader praised Periyar that the only young man who was serving the cause of social reformation in South India was Periyar. This leader was a) Thiru Vi.Ka. b) Sir A.Ramasamy c) Rev- Bitman d) M.R.Jayakar 59) The movement that was responsible for the success of the Ehava s struggle for the rights to walk in the streets of Brahmins in Palakad Kalpathy was a) The movement of Narayana Guru b) The Movement of Kerala Theears c) Congress party d) The Self-respect movement

79 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 71 60) The years in which the Self-respect Movement staged protests for the temple entry, much before Gandhi, in the cities Mayiladuthurai, Tiruchirappalli and Thiruvanaikoil are a) b) c) d) ) In the Congress Conference at Madras in 1927 a person mentioned that Hindi was creating unity in India and so they were propagating it. The person was a) Gandhi b) Nehru c) Purushothamadoss Tandon d) Sarojani Naidu 62) The Brahmin leader who said that if a person did not learn Hindi, he would not be considered educated, was a) C.Rajagopalachari b) T.Vijayaraghavachari c) M.K. Achary d) Sathyamurthy Iyer 63) The year in which Periyar wrote on the heading Pregnancy Rule supporting Family Planning was a) 1925 b)1928 c) 1931 d) ) The Congress man from Tamil Nadu who spoke opposing the Saradha Rule, in the Central Government Delhi was a) Sathyamurthy Iyer b) Rajagopalachari c) Srinivasa Iyengar d) M.K.Achary 65) The Justice Party Minister who was strongly criticized by Periyar for opposing the Saradha Rule was a) A.B.Bathro b) Panagal King c) Bobbili King d) Dr. Subbarayan 66) Kappikadai (coffee shop)narayanan asked Periyar if he was right in calling god a stone. Periyar challenged that he would prove it if they all went with him. This was in a) Srirangam b) Madurai c) Nanguneri d) Chidambaram

80 72 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 67) Periyar spoke in the Conference of the untouchables in 1928 and said If you are tortured in villages, you should migrate to cities. If it continues there also, you should leave your religion. You cannot achieve anything if you are not prepared to risk your lives to break the barriers. This Conference was held in a) Madras b) Chidambaram c) Ramanathapuram d) Kallakurichi 68) The Self-respect Conference that passed a resolution condemning Hindi in 1930 was held in a) Lalgudi b) Erode c) Nannilam d) Tirunelveli 69) The reason why Periyar accepted communism was a) He had toured Soviet Russia b) he had an instinctual tendency for communism c) His close association with Ma.Singaravelar d) His close association with Pa.Jeevanandam 70) Periyar exhorted in the Conference of Adi Dravidar at Kallakurichi to Violate, reject and fight the Brahmins and Brahminism in the year a) 1929 b) 1939 c) 1949 d) ) Periyar said in 1929 The Vaishnava Pandits proved that the Saiva myths were all mere lies. In the same way, the Saiva Pandits proved that the Vaishnava myths were all lies. If we often thought that both these findings are true. This was said by Periyar in a) Erode b) Chingleput c) Tirunelveli d) Virudunagar 72) A great man said I fought so that I should open the picture of Periyar. The President Govindan said he was going to do that. But the leader, pitying on me gave that fortune to me. I thank him and my friends for the same. This great man was a) V.O.C. b) Rasigamani T.K.C c) Maraimalai Adigal d) Thiru Vi.Ka

81 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 73 73) The Movement that publicly announced that the food cooked by the Nadars considered as low castes could be served during the feast for all castes together, thereby effecting a great change in the society was a) Congress b) Justice Party c) Self-respect Movement d) Communist Movement 74) The Self - Respect Conference convened on behalf of the Ezhavas in Kottayam, Kerala and participated by Periyar was on a) b) c) d) ) The Self Respect Conference in Chengalpattu was convened on a) 17 & b) 17 & c) 27 & d) 10 & ) The period engaged in publishing the research on Ramayana, Periya Purana and Bharatham by Periyar was in a) 1945 b) 1929 c) 1946 d) ) The hero who announced that henceforth he would never appoint any Brahmin, who resigned his minister s post and who gave up his caste suffix, following the resolution at the Chingleput Self Respect Conference was a) Soundara Pandiyan b) V.V. Ramasamy c) Sivaganagai Ramachandran d)nagerkoil Chidambaram 78) A famous literary work in Tamil was advertised in the Kudi Arasu in 1929 that it promoted equality, fraternity, denials of discrimination by birth and women s liberation. Such an old Tamil literature with a detailed explanation was available just for 8 annas (50 paise). This literature was a) Silapathigaram b) Thirukkural c) Muthollayiram d) Kalladam 79) The persons who proclaimed in the Chengalpattu Self Respect Conference that four year had passed since the birth of Periyar Era. It was a) Soundara Pandyann b) P.T.Rajan c) S.P.Muthu Nadar d) Doctor Subbarayan

82 74 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 80) The Congress passed a resolution that no government employee should be paid more than Rs. 500 per month. But as precedence a resolution was passed in a conference no Govt. employee should be paid more than Rs a month. It was in a) Communist Party Conference b) Congress - socialism Conference c) Chingleput Self-respect Conference d) Justice Party Conference 81) The Self Respect Conference was conducted in Puducherry on a) b) c) d) ) The Conference in which the following social reformatory resolutions were passed (i) The four varna discrimination should be eradicated (ii) Should not wear caste distinct marks (iii) Should not use the caste suffix to the names (iv) The communal reservation should be accepted. It was in a) The Self respect Conference in Puducherry b) First Self-respect Movement c) Erode Self-respect Conference d) Madurai non-brahmins Conference 83) The following resolutions for women s liberation were passed (i) The marriage age for women should be 16. (14 was the rule at this time.) (ii) Rights for divorce (iii) Rights for remarriage (iv) Only women to be appointed as teachers. This was in a) 1938 women s Conference b) 1929 Self-respect Conference c) 1931 Self-respect Conference d) Lalgudi Self Respect Conference

83 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 75 84) Some revolutionary resolutions were passed like (i)should not build temples (ii)should abolish archaka practices (iii) should not spend money on god or temples (iv)the properties of the temples and the Matams shouldbe spent on industry, commerce and research. This was in a) 1933 Atheists Conference b) 1929 Chingleput first Self Respect Conference c) Erode Self Respect Conference in 1930 d) 1929 Puducherry Self Respect Conference 85) The legislation on the abolition of Devadasi system was made on a) b) c) d) ) The one who introduced the bill on the abolition of the Devadasi system was a) Dr. Nair b) Dr. Muthulakshmi c) A.B.Bathro d) Panagal King 87) The Congress leader who severely attacked the Bill on the abolition of the Devadasi system in the Assembly was a) Rajagopalachari b) SathyamurthyIyer c) Paravasthu Rajagopalachari d) K.S.Ramasamy 88) The Self Respect Conference that was held in Thiagaraya Nagar, Panagal King Pandal, and T.M.Nair Hall was in a) Chingleput b) Virudunagar c) Erode d) Tirunelveli 89) The Self Respect Conference in 1929, in which Pa.Jeevanandam participated for the first time was in a) Thanjavur b) Mayuram c) Erode d) Pattukottai 90) Only a few joined together, but conducted conferences in the name of Saivaperiyor (greatmen)saiva Sithantham, Varnashram and Asthigam against Self Respect Movement in a) Thirupathiripuliyur b) Tirunelveli c) Kallidaikurichi d) Nagapattinam

84 76 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 91) A Raghavan wrote a book Who are the wicked who abuse god? in reply to Srirangam Saiva Sithantha President who accused the Self-respect Movement as the murderers who abused god. It was written on a) 17, b) 10, c) d) ) When Periyar toured Malaya and Singapore, the Hindu Sabai of Penang demanded banning of his visit. But the government there did not yield to it. Therefore a magazine in Malaya decried Periyar s treacherous propaganda against god and the religions which had threatened tradition. The magazine was a) Thamizh Murasu b) Hindu Nesan c) Thamizh Nesan d) Hindu Desabimani 93) Periyar toured Malaya along with Nagammai, S.Ramanathan, A. Ponnambalanar, Sami Chidambaranar, N.P.Kaliappan and Mayavaram Natarajan on a) b) c) d) ) Periyar appeared with his beard a) at the end of Vaikom struggle b) After the tour of Europe c) After the tour of Malaya ( ) d) After the jail punishment for anti-hindi agitation 95) Periyar assured that as long as the exploitation of the poor by the rich continued, the following movement will continue. It was offshoot of a) The South Indian Welfare Association b) Communism c) Self-Respect Movement d) Dravidar Kazhagam 96) The first Self-Respect marriage was conducted in a) 1925 b) 1928 c) 1930 d) ) The First Self respect marriage was conducted in the town a) Aruppukottai b) Erode c) Sukkilanatham d) Thiruthangal

85 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 77 98) The one who wrote articles in Kudi Arasu attacking superstitions, god devil, and being possessed, and the one who wrote the book God and Universe was a) Kaivalyam b) Atheist Kuppusamy c) Periyar d) Ma.Singaravelar 99) In 1930 a head of Mutt wrote to Periyar complimenting his selfless service along with his wife, expressed great joy over it. It was a) Sirungeri Sankarachariyar b) Kanjipuram Sankarachariyar c) Kundrakudi Mutt Head d) Gnaniar Mutt head 100) Periyar denounced a Sathyagraha that it was utterly useless and hence he would not accept it, knowing fully well that nothing worthwhile would come out of it. This Sathyagraha was a) Boycott of foreign cloth b) Salt making Movement c) Quit India Movement d) Individual s sathyagraha 101) The Second Conference of Self-Respect in Erode was on a) 10, b) 17, c) 17, d) 27, ) A great man proudly announced Periyar was the father, and I was the mother for the Self Respect Movement. The Self respect was the off shoot of our union in Mayuram Samarasa Sanmarga Meeting. That child is now living with its father leaving its mother. I am delighted at its enormous progress. This was said by a) Thiru Vi.Ka. b) Gnaniar Adigal c) V.O.C. d) Soundrapandyan 103) Absolute honesty is the basic requirement in public life which was not necessary for government officers. But dishonest officials cannot succeed in their duties. By saying the above words, an excellent definition for public life was given by a) Gandhi b) Periyar c) T.M.Nair d) Sir Thiyagarayar

86 78 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 104) The Self Respect Movement is of the poor, the suffering ones, the people subjected to injustice and those who cannot attain equality. It is special that in such a movement both Roman Catholics and Muslims have joined. You have achieved what Congress and religious leaders could not. The national leader who said this was a) Dr. Ambedkar b) M.R.Jayakar c) Jothirao Pule d) M.N.Roy 105) When he condemns superstition, he is accused of condemning worship. Those who call Periyar an atheist don t know what atheism is. None in Tamil nadu has the courage to do without fear what he realizes as a duty just as Periyar does. He is the forerunner of what is going to happen in Tamil nadu in future. This praise was heaped on Periyar by a) Kalki Krishnamurthy b) S.S.Vasan c) Va.Ra. d) Thiru Vi.Ka 106) The conference that passed the resolutions on the abolition of Devadasi system, the abolition of payment for archakas and the abolition of prayer song in public function is a) First Self Respect Conference of 1929 b) 1931 Virudunagar Self Respect Conference c) 1930 Erode Self Respect Conference d) 1929 Puducherry Self Respect Conference 107) The year in which the proposal that Hindi should be taught compulsorily, in the Madras Corporation Schools was defeated by the Justice Party in a) 1938 b) 1927 c) 1948 d) ) The declaration of Marx and Engels was first translated in an Indian language which was in a) Hindi b) Bengali c) Thamizh d) Malayalam 109) The one who published the communist party statement translated into Tamil was a) Periyar b) Ma.Singaravelar c) Saklathwala d) Hiren Mukherjee

87 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) The day on which the translated version of the communist party statement was published a) b) c) d) ) The day on which Periyar released the book on Lenin and Religion was a) b) c) d) ) The period in which Periyar travelled Soviet Russia was a) to b) to c) to d) to ) A foreign movement commented on the Self Respect Movement in 1931 that it had shaken with in six years of its lifespan, what had been honoured and followed for centuries by people. It was a) London Rationalist Press Association b) Berlin Atheist Association c) Moscow Communist Party d) The American Truth Seekers Association 114) The leader of the volunteers for the Erode Self Respect Conference 1931 was a) Manavai Thirumalaichamy b) Mayuram Natarajan c) Pattukottai Azhagiri d) Nagai Mani 115) The bodyguard of Periyar who accepted the responsibility of the Conference structures of Halls and places, and who named his son as Lenin in those days was a) Pattukottai Azhagiri b) Mayuram Natarajan c) Nagai Krishnasamy d) Kaivalyam 116) The Dravidian leader who said he was offering the garland placed on his neck at the feet of Periyar and who made arrangements for the study of Tamil in Thiruvaiyaru Sanskrit College was a) Sivagangai Ramachandran b) Pattiveeranpatti Soundararajan c) Tuticorin K.V.K.Samy d) Sir A.T. Panneerselvam

88 80 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 117) The Conference that passed a resolution that, as the religions developed superstitions, they should be eradicated and consequently had to face the ire of the Hindus and Muslims was a) Kovai Non-Brahmins Conference b) Madurai Non-Brahmins Conference c) Erode Self Respect Conference d) Virudunagar Self Respect Conference 118) In a letter written on , it was mentioned I might have suffered owing to carrying the burden of an object but I had never felt ashamed of doing it. This was written by a) Sir A.T.Panneerselvam b) Periyar c) Kaivalyam d) Soundarapandian 119) Periyar lavishly praised a person in Kudi Arasu on saying we say that he is an honest man. We firmly believe that his principles are badly needed for India. We praise him whole heartedly. The person who was praised was a) Lala Lajapathy Rai b) Vanji Ayyar c) Bhagat Singh d) Rash Behari Gosh 120) The President of the first Self Respect Conference was a) Sivagangai Ramachandran b) Sir P.T.Rajan c) Periyar d) W.P.A. Soundara Pandian 121) The one who inaugurated the first Self Respect Conference, and who proclaimed that the only object of the Self Respect Movement was to eradicate the discrimination by birth, was a) Periyar b) Sir P.T.Rajan c) A. Ponnambalanar d) Pattukottai Azhagiri 122) The Self Respect Conference that included the Youth Conference, the Women s Conference, the Prohibition Conference and the Music Conference was convened in a) Chengalpattu b) Virudunagar c) Erode d) Puducherry 123) The President of the Virudunagar Self Respect Conference was a) Sir R.K.Shanmugam b)v.v.ramasamy c) A.V.P. Asaithambi d) Periyar

89 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) The day on which Periyar started his world tour was a) b) c) d) ) Periyar wrote that if man had to give up superstitions and become an independent thinker and self respecting, god and religion should be stamped out, in the year a) 1925 b) 1919 c) 1928 d) ) The non-brahmin Youth Conference called by Periyar s friend Surendranath Arya was convened on in a) Thanjavur b) Erode c) Madras d) Tirunelveli 127) Sir R.K.Shanmugam strongly opposed proposal for the inclusion of the Brahmins in the South Indian Welfare Association (Justice Party) in 1929 at Nellore Conference. The person who spoke in support of them and got the proposal defeated was a) Panakal King b) Sir Panneerselvam c) A.B. Bathro d) Periyar 128) Periyar spoke To satiate man s lust, prostitutes are assigned and to satiate cattles scratch urges, scratch stones are provided by Hindu Dharmam. Why then they do not show mercy to women? in 1929 in the a) Chengalpattu Self Respect Conference b) Madras Brahmma Samaj Conference c) Virudunagar Self Respect Conference d) Madras Reformer's Conference 129) Periyar strongly condemned the stand taken by a magazine that criticized the Divorce Act which was a safety measure for women. That magazine was a) Justice b) Dravidan c) The Hindu d) Swadesamithran 130) The year in which Periyar quit the Congress in 1925, the person who hoisted the flag in the Congress Conference was a) Thiru Vi.Ka. b) V.O.C c) Ma.Singaravelar d) A.S.Arya

90 82 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 131) A thinker wrote in Kudi Arasu on that it was hypocrisy of the Congressmen who praised Virudhunagar Self Respect Conference and at the same time kept poonool (sacred thread) and Sandya Vandhanam intact. This thinker was a) Ma.Singaravelar b) Kaivalyam c) Periyar d) V.O.C 132) The national leader who condemned the non-admission of the lower caste and Muslim students in 1927, in Pachaiyappa s college was a) Gandhi b) Nehru c) Malavia d) Patel 133) The person who told in 1927 Gandhi that it would hurt the feelings of the believers in sastras, if the Adi Dravidars entered the temple. He was a) M.K. Achary b) Rajagopalachariar c) Kanchi Sankarachariar d) Sringeri Sankarachariar 134) The Conference that resolved that women should be appointed not only for teaching and nursing professions, but also for police and army was a) Virudhunagar Self Respect Conference b) Chengalpattu Self Respect Conference c) Puducherry Self Respect Conference d) Erode Self Respect Conference 135) The year in which Periyar issued a statement that May Day must be celebrated in the year a) 1933 b) 1931 c) 1935 d) ) The book Who is who giving details about Periyar and Nagammai was published in a) 1933 b) 1923 c) 1944 d) ) Natarajan who participated in the anti-hindi agitation died on The other Thalamuthu died on a) b) c) d)

91 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) The day on which Periyar agitated against Hindi by erasing the Hindi letters in the Railway boards was a) b) c) d) ) The second protest against Hindi in front of the school was held on a) b) c) d) ) How many times the propaganda van was presented to Periyar for making vigorous propaganda from the funds collected a) Once b) Twice c) Thrice d) Four times 141) The arrangement which Periyar made in the beginning of the the Self Respect Movement, for the travels of the speakers A.Ponnambalanar, Pattukottai Azhagiri, Nagai Kaliappan and J.S. Kannappan was a) Paying his own money to buy tickets b) Tickets purchased in total c)private cars d) each one buying tickets on their own 142) The backward class leader who participated in the First Self Respect Conference was a) Dr. Ambedkar b) Ayothi Das Pandithar c) Irattaimalai Srinivasan d) Sami Sahajananda 143) The seven year old girl who spoke against superstition in the first Self respect Conference was a) Sathyavani muthu b) Thiruvannamalai Lalitha c) Dr.Dharmambal d) Poongothai 144) The resolution that was not passed in the first Self Respect Conference was a) Public money should not be spent in schools to teach languages other than mother tongue b) Help should be offered to widows for remarriage c) No new temples should be built d) The Self Respect marriages should be legalised

92 84 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers ANSWERS (1) c (2) a (3) a (4) d (5) c (6) b (7) a (8) a (9) c (10) a (11) b (12) b (13) b (14) b (15) b (16) b (17) a (18) b (19) c (20) d (21) a (22) b (23) c (24) c (25) c (26) b (27) a (28) c (29) b (30) c (31) a (32) b (33) c (34) b (35) b (36) c (37) a (38) a (39) b (40) c (41) b (42) c (43) d (44) a (45) c (46) c (47) d (48) c (49) a (50) a (51) b (52) a (53) c (54) b (55) c (56) c (57) c (58) c (59) d (60) d (61) d (62) b (63) b (64) d (65) a (66) d (67) c (68) c (69) b (70) a (71) c (72) b (73) c (74) a (75) a (76) b (77) c (78) b (79) c (80) c (81) a (82) b (83) b (84) b (85) c (86) b (87) b (88) a (89) d (90) b (91) c (92) c (93) a (94) c (95) c (96) b (97) c (98) d (99) a (100) b (101) a (102) a (103) b (104) b (105) c

93 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 85 (106) c (107) d (108) c (109) a (110) a (111) b (112) d (113) a (114) c (115) b (116) d (117) d (118) b (119) c (120) d (121) b (122) c (123) a (124) b (125) c (126) a (127) d (128) b (129) a (130) c (131) a (132) a (133) c (134) a (135) b (136) a (137) d (138) b (139) a (140) c (141) a (142) d (143) b (144) d

94 CHAPTER - V PHILOSOPHY, THOUGHTS AND OBJECTIVES Prof. G.V.K.Aasaan, M.A., B.L. I. PUBLIC SERVICE 1) Periyar used to say that there are two environs which should be possessed by those who opt for public service. They are a) Traditional family repute and wealth b) Higher education with connections with the great c) Not having desire for fame or monetary benefits d) Political experience and knowledge of economics 2) Periyar denounces the following for a person in public service a) Power and office b) Consideration of time, opportunity and personal honour c) Love of the nation and mother tongue d) All of these

95 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 87 3) Periyar lays emphasis on not living above the standard of their families for a) Officers b) Men of public service c) Politicians d) Teachers II. COMMUNITY, POLITICS AND ADMINISTRATION 4) Periyar used a comparison. He said, The silvery handcuffs are now exchanged for golden handcuffs. This was about a) When the Justice Party came to power in 1920 b) The impending transfer of the British rule to the Brahmin Rule in 1947 c) India becoming a Republic country in 1950 d) None of these 5) In 1938 December, Periyar referred to the Dravidians in the Justice Party Conference which included a) Sudhras b) Muslims and Christians c) The lower caste people d) All the above three 6) Periyar referred, in his address, what was needed to end the Purohit (Brahmin) Rule, in the Justice Party presidential conference in 1938 a) Political awareness b) Discipline to the party c) The wonderful unity and rational abilities of the Dravidians d) Love of the community and mother tongue 7) On Periyar called for a separate Dravidian Land on condition that a) All are treated as equal by law b) Self rule for the States c) Rights for the national communities to decide on their welfare d) The imposition of Hindi should be given up

96 88 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 8) Periyar felt that the original inhabitants of the land were subordinated to the Aryans because of a) Their white skin b) Inability to counter their shrewdness c) The Aryas established their culture destroying the culture of the original inhabitants d) The Arya s victory in wars 9) Periyar insisted on not tolerating one discrimination among the state the Central Government officials. It was a) Educational Qualification b) The age of retirement c) Community rights d) Pay 10) Periyar said that the Government jobs, when obtained should be done with responsibilities without thinking that it is a) For personal protection b) Not our own duty c) Abode for taking rest d) Working for someone else 11) Periyar said the kings who ruled India till now were a) Fighting with each other b) Tormenting their citizens c) Slaves to the Brahmins d) Taxed their citizens too much III. GENERAL 12) Periyar mentioned that Tamil was a very great language once upon a time, but today it is gone backward like a left hand because of the mixture of Sanskrit. The main reason for this according to Periyar was a) Tamil language was entangled in the hands of religious people b) The kings accepted the Brahmins domination from the time of Pallava Kings c) Sanskrit had become the language of worship d) Sanskrit has occupied even home functions 13) Periyar considers as morality a) Be free from the cutt of god b) Not belonging to any religion c) Doing to others what we expect them to do to us d) Not lying, not stealing and being honest

97 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 89 14) Periyar says that before we achieve communism we should a) Achieve the freedom of the country b) Liberate ourselves from superstitions c) Achieve Common rights d) All the above three 15) Periyar held that god, religions and spirituality are private beliefs, and we can survive without them, but morality, honesty and truthfulness are public properties. Therefore he emphasized that a) It was harmful if there are no morality, truthfulness and honesty b) He who is without morals harms others c) He who is without sincerity and honesty lives cheating and harming others d) All the above three 16) Which of the following was said by Periyar a) Greed, foolishness and fear drive man to believe in god, thereby losing his reason and consequent self destruction b) For those who believe that all are natural, have no sorrow or problems c) The reason for the presence of faith in god and piety is nothing but greed, not to make a person morally sound or helpful to others d) All the above three 17) Periyar said once upon a time, we considered nation, nationality and love of the nation as civilization. But today we have thrown away all of them. Periyar considers now as real civilization a) The use of scientific inventions b) The love of humanism c) The universal brotherhood d) Not having any attachment 18) Which of the following is not Periyar s definition of civilization a) Accepting every religion b) Trying for others also to get whatever good one has got c) The total progress of all the human beings d) Progressing based on the scientific inventions of today and making life pleasant

98 90 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 19) We shall not hesitate to use as much as possible, and as much as useful the following a) Old ones b) Films c) Journals d) Politics of election 20) Besides progress through scientific inventions according to Periyar, we can also a) Get to know the world as it is b) increase our job opportunities c) be reader of nature d) be liberated from superstitions 21) Periyar believed that the human society would live in total peace without worries and anxieties if the following was implemented properly. It was a) Equality b) Co-operation c) Communism d) Self-respect 22) Periyar mentioned that man is not to continue without end to what he has been doing. He is endowed with rationalism and therefore he is a a) a Developing species b) a Higher category of living super being c) Morally sound d) Capable of ruling other living beings 23) Periyar defined as the real happiness which was a) The joy of serving others b) The joy of one man one woman family c) The joy derived from great literature d) The fellowship with persons of clear thinking 24) Periyar stated that we could understand the richness of a language and the outlook of the people who speak that language from a) The antiquity of the literature of the language b) Mostly from the great thoughts emerging from its literature (c) The simplicity of the language (d) the sweetness of the songs in that language

99 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 91 25) The means of achieving progress in life according to Periyar is a) Education b) Industrial training c) Listening to others d) Kindness, courage and humbleness 26) Periyar released a statement in the court on 05 and 6, December 1938 in the case relating to Hindi agitation. He emphasized that even to achieve a great objective, we should pay the price of a) Going to prison b) Getting punished c) Suffering trials and hardships d) Accepting the loss 27) One of the following, from the letter written by Periyar on to his friend, is not true. It is a) Those who assume to be great and expect compensation beyond their efforts, will always suffer b) If a person wants to be happy and contented he should not expect to be as rich and highly placed as others c) The main reason from inadequate earning, and being in debts is our greed and unmanly, a sequence of our weakness d) I have suffered carrying heavy weight on my shoulders, but I have never felt ashamed of it. In the same way, if we control our mind, all will be good 28) Periyar said that it would give worries and jealousy for those who live with only a) Physical labour b) Greed c) Without reasoning out d) Being lazy 29) Periyar insists that education should be changed from being a mere means of employment to a) A capacity to lead pure politics b) Get jobs in foreign countries c) Render public service d) Improve one s knowledge to do his own job

100 92 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 30) In , Periyar said, the very human society is not needed if it does not have a) Self-respect b) Freedom c) Sense of duty d) Morality and love 31) Periyar says that as long as two factions exist in a country, the status of being suppressed will ever continue. They are a) The Capitalist and the laborer b) He who eats from his labour and he who eats without doing anything c) The poor and the rich d) The landowner and the labourer 32) Periyar said that the Muslims, the Christians and the Hindus all saved their religion through violence. He believes that he can save his movement of Self Respect and its principles through a) Violence b) Co-operation of the Government c) Generating clarity of thinking to people d) Suppressing the Brahmins 33) Periyar firmly believes that it is a grace for man if he a) Dresses simply b) Is clean physically c) Sense of honour and knowledge d) Is humble 34) If a country had been civilized, and shown genuine interest in her people, so many evils in the name of religion and god could not have continued. One such great evil according to Periyar was a) Varnashrama Dharma b) Untouchability c) Animal sacrifice d) Devadasi system 35) On what basis Thanthai Periyar supports chastity? a) Health of mother, General character, Hygiene b) Culture of the Tamils c) Good Name d) Rationalism

101 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 93 36) Periyar blamed the principle that chastity is only for women and not for men, because it was all based on a) God b) The puranic tradition c) Arya tradition d) capitalism 37) Can there be freedom granted by cats to rats? Can there be freedom granted by foxes to hens and goats? Can there be freedom granted by the capitalists to the labourers? Can the British rulers help the Indian to grow their wealth? Can there be equality given by the Brahmins to the non-brahmins? By raising these questions Periyar highlights a) Freedom to women will never be granted by men b) Freedom to blacks will never be granted by the whites c) Humanism will never be shown by the religious fanatics d) None of the above 38) Periyar asserts that everything done by men can be done also by women. At the same time Periyar reprimands women, who are mad about ornaments and dresses and he terms it as a) Slavery b) Baseness c) Lack of self respect d) All the above three 39) In married life, man is a company to woman and woman is a company to man. By Company he means a) A friendship b) Assistance c) Equal contribution d) All the above three 40) Periyar cites as the link between education and chastity is a) Education will not affect chastity b) When educated, they will not bother about chastity c) Chastity should be insisted upon in education d) Education will empower women to safeguard both their chastity and the chastity of men 41) The methodologies that Periyar suggests for women s liberation are a) Equal rights in education, employment, office and property b) Rights to choose grooms and to family planning c) Rights to divorce and remarriage d) All the above three

102 94 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 42) The word that refers to chastity for women means their slavery to men. This word is a) Pariyai b) Sthree c) Pathivirathai d) Nari 43) The main reason for Periyar supporting prevention of pregnancy is a) Woman obtain freedom and independence b) Woman becomes healthy c) The fundamental growth of a country d) The family property is kept intact 44) Periyar used to conclude that it was not natural, but the powerful men suppressing the powerless, whenever he found or thought of a) The capitalists exploiting the labouring classes b) The landlords treating the farmers c) The affairs of widows d) The upper castes suppressing the lower castes 45) The method that Periyar suggests to eradicate the slavery among human beings is a) The Blacks and Whites should live without differences b) Economic equality should be achieved c) The arrogance of men ill treating women should be eradicated d) There should be a world government 46) One of the following sentences was NOT said by Periyar. It is a) There should be no difference in clothes between men and women. The vain make ups will deteriorate women society b) Practice of spending on wain dress should be abolished c) Man and woman should be dressed like the Europeans d) Woman growing their hair long is both meaningless and unnecessary, and should crop their heads 47) The Central Law Minister asked Periyar what one should do if he got two girl children. Periyar replied a) Birth control should be made mandatory b) Voting rights should be denied to those having more than two children

103 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 95 c) Equal opportunities in jobs for women and man should be ensured d) People should be educated that both men and women are equal IV RELIGION, GOD 48) Which of the following is said by Periyar? a) We are ruled today by the Black marketers b) Those who rule us today are selfish people c) The rule today is based on caste only d) After the rule of the white, today there is the rule of the robbers 49) Periyar made an allusion. If a woman keeps a board on her house with the words This is the house of a chaste woman, what would it mean to other houses in this street? This allusion was in response to a) Brahmins who call themselves Brahmins announce that the others are Shudras b) No one should have a caste association c) To condemn being identified by means of a language d) That people should not boast of their country 50) Periyar used a comparison. We are not enemies to mosquitoes if we use mosquito net. If we clean our houses often to escape bug bites, we are not enemies to bugs a) When we insist on caste wise rights b) When we hate Brahmins c) When we deny religion d) When we break idols of gods 51) A resolution was passed that the differences created by Aryan conspiracy and methodology should be destroyed. The differences that exist among the Dravidians themselves should be eradicated. This was passed during a) Erode Self Respect Conference 1930 b) In Thiruvarur Justice Party Conference in 1940 c) In Justice Party Conference, Salem in 1944 d) In none of the above three

104 96 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 52) Periyar said that all the present day politicians are trying to destroy us and they do not bother about finding a solution for a) Illiteracy b) Superstition c) Caste d) Religious fanaticism 53) Periyar said on during the agitation of breaking the Vinayaka idol, that this democratic government is functioning not for any good of the citizens, but in order to protect a) Manudharma b) Varnashrama Dharma c) Sanathana Dharma d) Mythologtical puranic dhrama 54) Periyar propagated that the Brahmins had taken all measures to protect their domination, perpetuating caste discriminations at the cost of the citizen s welfare. They used the following as their defence a) God, religion and superstitious beliefs about them b) Nation and nationality c) The Vedha, mythological puranas and dharma sastras d) All the above three 55) The huge obstacle for people s common rights, according to Periyar was a) The caste structure that discriminates people on birth b) religious beliefs c) The suppressive measures of the government d) The domination of the land owners and the capitalists 56) Periyar used to point out the difference between man and the god he created which was a) God is almighty b) God is all knowing c) God is omnipresent d) Unlike man, capable of instantly achieving whatever he wills 57) Periyar was convinced that many of those who are humiliated, exploited and who are languishing in poverty do not realize that those who are responsible for such a sorry state are the

105 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 97 unjust governmental laws, the conspiracy of the rich and the cunningness of the lazy. They are not able to realize this because a) Belief in fate b) Belief in Karma of the previous birth c) Belief in the will of god and the command of god d) All the above three 58) One of the following was not said by Periyar. Which one is that? a) Our main target is to break the superstitions of the people to liberate them from their sufferings b) We were forced to study god, religion and belief, because they were placed on our way for progress. c) I accept the concept of Gandhi that truth is God. d) We keep saying that god and god s deeds are those that cannot be explained by reason 59) Periyar wished that the wealth and the properties of the fourth caste Sudhras and fifth caste Panchamas and Avarnas should be spent on a) Realizing one s sense and honour b) To remove the humiliation by birth c) To achieve progress and forward thinking d) For all the above three 60) Match the following 1. There is no god, no god; a) A barbarian 2. One who created god is b) a rogue 3. One who spread god is c) There is no god at all 4. One who worships god is d) A fool 61) Match the following 1. One who created soul, heaven, hell, the next world and rebirth a) A very very rogue 2. One who believes this b) A fool 3. One who reaps benefit c) A rogue from this

106 98 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 62) According to Periyar the religion began with a belief that it was all meant for human welfare, as man changed from being a barbarian to a period when a) Man was living on hunting animals b) There was no research of any kind c) There were no proper schools d) People lived in small groups 63) The religious people according to Periyar, insist on religious principles that they a) Cannot be changed; should not be changed as they are good for all ages b) It was created by our forefathers for our own good c) We should believe in god, his avatars and all things said about him d) All the above three 64) According to Periyar, knowledge and foolishness or natural and the unnatural things indicate a) Man and religion b) Science and superstition c) Peace and war d) Equality and discrimination 65) Periyar finds the following defects in religions. They are a) They cannot make their followers lead a life of honesty and good conduct b) They could not teach the benefit of living together c) Make them feel satisfied in hypocrisy and piety d) All the above three 66) Human beings can be classified as wise and foolish, as good and bad, those who work for the public good and those who work for selfishness. They cannot be classified as a) Those who have god s power or Quality - those who had not attained their b) Higher and Lower c) Persons with brain and without brain d) Touchable and untouchables

107 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 99 67) Periyar said that, however big a religion, it must have been the creation of an intelligent person interested in common good. But, it cannot stand any scientific research if it claims that it was created by a) God b) The Avatar of god c) The messengers of God d) Special powers of God of those with special divine powers and privileges 68) Life according to Periyar is a) Soul itself b) Wind c) We cannot understand it d) a physical structure operated by food and bodily functions 69) On , Periyar spoke in Erode that his action was that all human beings should live with humanism. It was different with Rajagopalachariar, who as a friend personally, but different in public life as his aim was a) Make man spiritual b) To develop his Swatantra party which promoted capitalism c) To form government based on Manu Dharma d) To prevent the non-brahmins from getting educated and government jobs 70) The basic difference between a believer and an atheist according to Periyar was a) A believer believes in god, but an atheist denies it b) The believer believes all the puranas but the atheist disagrees with all of them c) A believer goes to temple but an atheist does not go d) A believer obeys his forefathers, but an atheist does not. V SELF-RESPECT 71) Periyar wants people to consider the following as equal to their lives a) Independence for the mother land b) The family honour c) Self-respect d) Rational faculty

108 100 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 72) According to Periyar the qualities that identify human beings who developed from the state of barbarism to humanism were a) Persons with honour, sense of freedom and a desire to serve others with intellignce and advanced thoughts and wish the wealth of nature equalized b) Constructive and courageous c) Those who opposed religion and god d) Those who were deeply involved in arts and literature 73) Periyar asserted that freedom was not in contradiction with a) Economic equality b) Reason c) Self respect d) English learning 74) In the 1931 Virudunagar Self Respect Conference for youth, a resolution was passed regarding those who could not offer equality and freedom. They were a) Those who believed in Varnashramam and god s will b) Congressmen c) Religious people d) The English Rulers 75) The uses of Self Respect marriages, established by Periyar were a) Those who were married this way, were above caste, religion, language and nation b) They entered married life without any of the superstitious religious rites c) Men and women were united on equal terms d) All of the above 76) Periyar referred as the philosophy of self respect movement to a) Not having belief in next or another birth b) Not having belief in god c) There was nothing beyond sensual pleasures d) Do anything with reason. leave the corrections to the reason and respect its results 77) Periyar said I have not come here to prevent you from worshipping of god, but to ask you to define what god is. What was the problem Periyar referred to here? a) The untouchables entering the temple b) The Hindu Muslim unity

109 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 101 c) The rights for all communities to become archakars d) Making Tamil as the language of worship 78) One of the following was NOT said by Periyar. It is a) Atheism is the basis of self respect movement b) The principle of Self Respect is to deny caste discrimination c) Self respect movement was created to achieve equality to everyone and unity among all d) The birthright of every man was self respect and the Swarajya. will never be VI SOCIAL JUSTICE 79) In the object of Kudi Arasu was stated on the day it was started as a) Every community should progress. Self respect and equality among people and fraternity to get freedom should flourish b) The English should be gradually sent out c) The Hindu Muslim Unity should be developed d) God and religion should be given up 80) In the 1948 Tuticorin Dravidar Kazhagam Conference there was a resolution for communal reservation a) For communal reservation, a time limit should be set b) As long as there are castes in this country community reservation should be followed c) Economic criterion also be included in the communal reservation 81) A Chief Minister supported by Periyar challenged Show me a person who died because a lower caste Doctor wrongly injected or show me a building collapsed because it was built by a low caste Engineer It was a) Omandur Ramasamy Reddiar b) Kamarajar c) Arignar Anna d) Kalaignar M.Karunanidhi

110 102 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers VII RATIONALISM 82) The source and method of Periyar s propaganda was a) Rationalism b) Love of the race c) Love of the nation d) Opposition to religion 83) That which ensured success for Periyar s campaign against superstition, according to him, was a) Natural way and scientific progress b) People s sharp intelligence and interest c) The support of the government and the laws d) The increase in educational institutions 84) Periyar points out the reason for the increase of his knowledge in the beginning was a) Reading books on general knowledge b) The arguments he had with the pundits on the Puranas and Sasthras c) Listening to the speeches of the political leaders d) None of the above three 85) Periyar blamed the Tamil poets because a) They did not create their own ideas, but were promoting the outdated puranic tales b) They do not have any sense of their own but propagate puranas c) Did not take any new ideas to people d) All the above three 86) Periyar appealed not to inflict on him under any circumstance, with any trait which was against humanism because a) He did not want to compete with those who created religions b) He did not possess such great qualities of the great men c) If we believed in divine power, we would lose all faith in social equality d) Of the respect he had on god 87) In Kudi Arasu Periyar wrote that there ought to be progress of true knowledge in people. What he means by true knowledge is

111 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 103 a) Atheism b) Love of struggle for independence c) The removal of unwanted ancient habits and beliefs d) Considering all lives are equal 88) Periyar illustrates that other countries are more advanced than India, through a) The eradication of superstitions by the people there b) Respect for rationalism c) Spending their wealth on research d) All the above three 89) Periyar pointed out that, though we are well aware that they are superstitions, we don t change even a little because a) The god, religion, smrithis and puranas act as obstacles b) We fear not to violate the principles laid down by our forefathers c) We don t want to go against the traditions of caste d) All the above three 90) Periyar indicates as the reason for most of us remaining foolish because of a) Educational institutions are not sufficient b) The education system introduced by Maccaulay c) Slavery to the system created by our forefathers d) Election - politics, films and journals 91) Periyar emphasizes that our Pandits are not foolish but what prevents them from becoming reasonable is a) The role of English education b) The learning of puranic fables c) Not having enough experience in social issues d) Ignorance of politics 92) Periyar believes that great thoughts occur in our minds because of a) The persistent interest and thinking on the line of truth and reason b) The thought of denying religion c) The thought of common good d) The thought of atheism

112 104 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 93) Periyar said Whatever you come across in this world, you should investigate it deeply and get at the truth. This alone is a) The fruit of education b) Sign of an educated person c) The use of reason d) The specialty of atheism 94) Periyar says that we love things because a) The antiquity of the objects b) Their beauty c) Their newness d) Their quality and uses 95) Periyar often used to insist on a) Not to believe whatever says as such, and do not hasten to act accordingly b) Thinking freely and accepting them after conviction only c) Doing anything that is right according to one s knowledge and conscience d) All the above three 96) Some animals do what man can never do like flying and smelling, but man alone can act based on his a) Reason b) Hands c) Physical structure d) Good opportunity 97) The rationalist forum may oppose certain things, but certainly not a) Law and order b) Justice b) Equality d) Self-respect 98) According to Periyar, superstition was to accept without reasoning but reason was to a) Become clearer based on proofs b) Have mental evaluation c) To deny outdated ones d) To accept new things VIII OBJECTIVES 99) In in an interview with Malan for Dinamani Dr.Veeramani asserted that the objective of Periyar was a) Opposing the North Indians and the Brahmins b) Opposing Hindi

113 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 105 c) Denial of god d) Self-respect, reason, humanism and equality 100) Dr.K.Veeramani, in the training session conducted on in Kovai, noted as the integral part of Dravidar Kazhagam s ideas, the following: a) Liberation of Tamil Nadu b) Abolition of the imposition of Hindi c) Eradication of castes and discrimination against women d) Denial of god and religion 101) Periyar held from the beginning to the end of his life, as the objective of his public life was a) Destruction of caste and Varnasrma Dharma b) Establishing social justice by achieving communal reservation as long as castes continued to exist c) Conducing agitations spreading rationalism d) All the above three 102) In the editorial written in Viduthalai on , Periyar said My principle is eradication of castes. Until the castes are eradicated totally there will be a) Continuous agitations b) Unending propaganda c) Right for communal reservation d) Protest against Brahmins 103) According to Periyar, the primary duty of the officers is a) Serving people honestly b) Behaving without partiality c) The above two d) Doing one s duties unminding of time and duration 104) Periyar considered the following as the Tuber closis of a society a) Those who attempt to earn money and fame through politicis b) The superstitious c) The religious fanatics d) The black marketers and the smugglers

114 106 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 105) According to Periyar he who deserves to be a man is a) An educated person b) He who helps others c) He who renders social service d) He who is honourable 106) Periyar gives the reason for black shirts as a) It is not a symbol of an aggression b) It is symbol of our slavery in the society c) A symbol of struggle against humiliation d) All the above three 107) Periyar blames the astrologers, magicians and the temple priests for a) The slavishness of the people b) For the greed and foolishness of the people c) For the festivals and the wasteful expenditure d) For the rituals 108) Periyar asserts that for the progress of the people and the country, very important requirement is a) reduction of population b) Removal of god and religion c) The progress of scientific attitude and moral uprightness d) eradication of corruption 109) Periyar announced slogans to promote denial of god in a) 1929 Chingelpattu First Self Respect Conference b) 1946, Madurai, Black Shirt Conference of the Dravidians c) 1967 Vidayapuram Rationalism Training Camp d) 1973 the Conference of Abolition of castes, Chennai 110) One of the following was NOT written by Periyar in 1947 about the eradication of castes. It was a) The caste suffixes should be banned officially b) By obtaining political freedom and communism, castes will vanish automatically c) Laws should be enacted that, henceforth all should marry in inter castes only d) The caste indicators like sign on foreheads, dress and poonool should be legally banned

115 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) Periyar says that a person without greed and selfishness does not need a) Women and wealth b) Titles and offices c) Politics and economics d) God and heaven 112) When jobs are not assigned based on caste or tradition, Periyar believes that a) There will be progress b) The social discrimination will go c) Labour will be respected d) Unemployment will go 113) Periyar defines reformation as a) Keeping only useful things and throwing away unused ones b) Giving up superstitions c) Destroying Varnasrama Dharma d) Denying god and religion 114) Periyar stated that three things are important for the progress of the suppressed people. But the following is NOT one of them. It is a) Education b) Self respect c) Political awareness d) rationalism 115) Periyar said that, for people getting married, the identification of the matching was the duty of a) The bride and the groom b) The doctor c) The parents d) The astrologer 116) As Periyar has stated, Just as a goat is useful to a fox, the following is useful a) The labourers to the capitalist b) The Indian to the foreigner c) The illiterate to the educated d) the lower castes to the upper castes 117) Periyar declared that the Dravidar Kazhagam attempts for the flourishing of communism through a) Intellectual and peaceful way b) The separation of the country c) Revolutions d) The assistance of the Communist countries

116 108 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 118) Periyar s general ideas of food was a) We can continue the existing habits b) Gathering nutrients contents from all sources and eating without wasting c) We should eat the food of the Westerners d) Non-vegetation food is better 119) Periyar s opinion about cooking was a) Using equipments recently invented, cook fast b) Men and women should share cooking duties c) Can cook in a common place and share the food to save labour time and money d) All the above three 120) According to Periyar a good family is that which a) Is helpful to neighbours b) Serves all the neighbours c) Is not wasting money d) Avoids politics 121) By decrying the use of machines Periyar means a) Man s knowledge should not increase b) Production should not increase c) The quality of products will not improve d) Physical labour will increase 122) Periyar prescribes, for everyone to get everything the following a) No one should take more than he needs b) Should not have more than two children c) Agriculture should be mechanized d) A planned economic measure 123) The proof of public service, according to Periyar is a) Accepting punishment of jail b) Accepting troubles c) Bearing accusations of others d) Getting fame

117 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) The first amendment of the Constitution, that came into force in 1950, was made a) for abolition of untouchability b) To ensure communal reservation c) To ensure property right for women d) None of the above 125) The person who led the protest for the amendment of the Constitution was a) Babu Jagajeevan Ram b) Annai Maniammai c) Ambedkar d) Thantahi Periyar 126) The First Amendment of the Indian Constitution was made in the year a) 1952 b) 1955 c) 1950 d) ) The circumstance that led Periyar to agitate for the communal reservation was a) Reservation for the backward classes was very little in jobs b) The Central Government resolved to invalidate the Communal Reservation c) The State Government resolved to invalidate communal reservation d) The High Court and the Supreme Court declared as invalid the communal reservation for professional courses 128) A Brahmin argued that judgment should be passed invalidating the communal reservation basing on privileges. It was a) Sathyamurthy Iyer b) Alladi Krishnasamy Iyer c) Srinivasa Iyer d) Krishnamachari 129) A celebrity remarked in the Parliament that because of the agitation held in Tamil nadu, the first Amendment in the Parliament had to be passed. The celebrity is a) Vijayalakshmi Pandit b) Nehru c) Indra Gandhi d) Lal Bahadur Sasthri

118 110 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 130) The great friend of Periyar who made the proposal for the First Amendment of the Constitution was a) Ambedkar, the law minister in 1951 b) Rajagopalachari c) Mohamad Ali Jinna d) Jeya Prakash Narayan 131) In the caste eradication agitation by Periyar in 1951, 10,000 participated and 3000 were sent to prisons. Manalmedu Vellaichamy and Ramasamy died including a) 15 b) 13 c) 16 d) ) In 1940 the world leader who congratulated Periyar s success in removing the imposition of Hindi was a) Mohamed Ali Jinnah b) Bernard Shaw c) Gorpachev d) Krushev 133) A writer wrote a book titled Gandhiar Shanti Adaiga! (May Gandhi rest in peace) and joined politics, but he remained a man of self respect until his death a) A.V.P.Asaithambi b) N.V.Natarajan c) E.V.K.Sampath d) Arignar Anna 134) The day on which Periyar held the agitation of breaking Pillaiyar s idols was a) b) c) d) ) Anna issued an order of recognition of all Self Respect Marriages with retrospective effect on a) b) c) d) ) The leader who led the Tamil heroes who came on foot from Tiruchirappalli on crossed 234 towns, spoke in 87 meetings walking for 42 days continuously was a) Manavai Thirumalaisamy b) Pattukottai Azhagiri c) Moovaloor Ramamirtham d) Arignar Anna

119 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) Periyar, in order to achieve communal reservation conducted an agitation along with students on a) b) c) d) ) The day on which the Madras High Court passed the judgment that Self Respect Marriage was not legal, was a) b) c) d) ) The day on which Periyar agitated burning Rama s picture was a) b) c) d) ) The one who strongly condemned the burning of Rama's picture was a) Rajaji b)dr.subramaniam c) Kamaraj d) M.Bakthavatchalam 141) The Conference in which both Periyar and Anna participated before the rift was a) The triple Tamil Conference b) The Self Respect Conference c) Dravidar Kazhagam Conference d) The non-brahmins conference 142) The one who took initiative to conduct the Muthamiz conference was a) C.S. Rathinasabapathy Mudaliar b) R.K. Shanmugam c) G.D. Naidu d) T.K. Avinasilingam Chettiar 143) The leader who spoke in the Exhibition of G.D.Naidu s inventions, that as the State Government did not offer due recognition to these inventions, all of them should be broken to pieces, was a) Periyar b) Arignar Anna c) Mohan Kumaramangalam d) Pa. Jeevanandam

120 112 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers ANSWERS (1) c (2) b (3) a (4) b (5) c (6) d (7) a (8) c (9) d (10) c (11) c (12) a (13) c (14) c (15) d (16) d (17) b (18) a (19) a (20) c (21) b (22) a (23) a (24) b (25) c (26) c (27) b (28) d (29) d (30) d (31) b (32) c (33) c (34) d (35) a (36) d (37) a (38) d (39) d (40) d (41) d (42) c (43) a (44) c (45) c (46) c (47) c (48) d (49) a (50) b (51) b (52) c (53) b (54) d (55) a (56) d (57) d (58) c (59) d (60) (i)c (ii)d (iii)b (iv)a (61) a (i) c (II) b (iii) (62) b (63) c (64) a (65) d (66) a (67) d (68) d (69) c (70) b (71) c (72) a (73) c (74) a (75) c (76) d (77) c (78) a (79) a (80) b (81) b (82) a (83) a (84) b (85) d (86) c (87) d (88) d (89) d (90) c (91) b (92) a (93) c (94) d (95) d (96) a (97) b (98) a (99) d (100) c (101) d (102) c (103) c (104) a (105) d (106) d (107) b (108) c (109) c (110) b (111) d (112) c (113) a (114) c (115) a (116) c (117) a (118) b (119) d (120) c (121) a (122) a (123) c

121 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 113 (124) b (125) d (126) d (127) d (128) b (129) b (130) a (131) c (132) a (133) a (134) b (135) a (136) b (137) b (138) c (139) a (140) a (141) a (142) c (143) b

122 CHAPTER - VI LITERATURE Prof. N.Vetrialagan, M.A., B.Ed., 1) The poet who sang praising Periyar as a flower garden where great thoughts blossom, was a) Poet Kannadasan b) Pavalar Balasundaram c) Revolutionary poet Bharathi Dasan d) Kavignar Suratha 2) Dr.K.Veeramani has published the principle of Periyar, on behalf of the Self Respect Propaganda Institution, in several volumes in the name of a) Collections of Periyar b) Periyar Karuthu Kalanjiam (collection of Periyar s thoughts) c) Periyar Kalanjiam d) Periyar Treasure 3) The book by Periyar on the greatness of the woman as head of the family was a) Kudumba Vilakku (Family light) b) Kudumbathalaivi (The head woman of the family)

123 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 115 c) Kudumba Chudar (Family Shine) d) Vazhkai Thunai Nalam (The welfare of the conjunal life) 4) The speech made by Periyar on in the Polur Conference for Elementary School teachers has been published in the form of a book titled a) Bear the light of Rationalism (Pagutharivu Chudar yenduveer) b) Bear the torch of revolution (Puratchi Chudar yenduveer) c) Bear the torch of education (Kalvi Chudar Yenduveer) d) Bear the light of self respect ( Suya Mariyadai Chudar Yenduveer) 5) The book written by N.D.Sundaravadivelu on Periyar is a) Puratchi Chudar Periyar (Periyar, the light of revolution) b) Arivu Peroli Periyar (The great light of knowledge) c) Puratchialar Periyar (Periyar, the revolutionary) d) Kalvi Chudar Yenduveer (Bear the light of education) 6) The speech delivered by Periyar on in the Madras Law College Triple Tamil Association which was presided over by A.S.P.Iyer has been published as a book. Its title is a) Tamil Literature b) The Tamil Literature Grove c) Tamil Culture d) Tamil and Tamil literature 7) The book written by Tamil Vanan on Periyar s greatness in question answer form a) Periyar b) Who is Periyar c) The Leader Periyar d) Periyar E.V.R 8) The editor of Periyar, the multifaceted is a) K.T.Thirunavukkarasu b) Palani Arangasamy c) S.Arivukkarasu d) Dr. Kalai Arasu 9) The book written by Periyar on slavery of women is a) Liberation of women b) Let us eradicate women s slavery c) Why did woman become a slave? d) Proclamation of women s rights

124 116 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 10) The person who wrote about Periyar s code of living with the title Periyar, a way of life is a) Poet Kudi Arasu b) Poet Mudi Arasu c) Poet Kali Poongundran d) Poet Thamizhamudhan 11) The book written by Mayilai Nathan on Periyar is a) The path of Periyar b) The great life of Periyar c) Periyar d) Periyar E.V.R 12) The person who wrote the book Periyar s Literary Thoughts for the Doctoral Thesis is a) A.Arulmozhi b) Dr.Pirainuthal selvi c) Arasu Manimegalai d) R.Rajeswari 13) The book written by Periyar explaining the atrocities of Manudharma Sastra was a) Manu Dharmam b) Arya Aneedhi (Arya Injustice) c) Manuneedhi one dharma for one caste d) Manu Aneedhi (Manu Injustice) 14) The person who said The only leader I followed and found is Periyar is a) Pattukottai Azhagiri b) Kuthoosi Gurusamy c) Arignar Anna d) K.A.P.Viswanathan 15) Anna refers to the period during which he was serving with Periyar as a) My golden time b) My sweet days c) My spring season d) That special period 16) The Central Minister who interviewed Periyar on Population Explosion was a) Santhanam b)c.subramaniam c) Maragatham Chandrasekaran d) Dr. Chandrasekar 17) A Brahmin scholar praised Periyar and wrote in 1938 in the magazine Gandhi The Great fortune of creating an awareness among the Tamils who were without any sense of self respect belongs only to Periyar. The scholar was a) Aacur Anandachary b) Salem Vijayaragavachari c) G.Subramania Iyer d) Va.Ra

125 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) The book written by the scholar A.S.K. on Periyar is a) Leader of Self respect b) The perfect man of revolution (Seerthirutha Chemmal) c) Tower of thinking d) Periyar, the tower of Rationalism 19) A great man wrote on the commemorative issue of Periyar on his 114th birthday that it was the historic leader Periyar who liberated the society immersed in superstition and who made them lead a life of respect holding their heads high. This person was a) Professor fessor Gnanasambandam b) Professor Anbu Ganapathy c) Selvi Jeyalalitha d) Navalar Nedunchezhiyan 20) The title of the articles written by Periyar on his parents is a) My parents b) The father and mother who begot me c) The parents who begot me d) The poor who begot me 21) The great man who wrote praising Periyar as the son of Nature; the groom that married this earth! is a) Va.Ra. b) Maraimalai Adigal c) Ka.Appadurai d) Kalaivanar N.S.K 22) The first complete biography of Periyar in Tamil Thanthai Periyar was written by a) Poet Kali. Poongunran b) Poet Senguttuvan c) Poet Karunanandam d) Poet Ramanujam 23) The book, based on simple literature style, and written by Professor Dr. M.Singaravelan is a) Periyar Thoothu (Periyar s messenger) b) Periyar Pillai Thamizh c) Periyar Andhathi d) Periyar Ula

126 118 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 24) The mini literature The New world which Periyar finds was written by a) Poet Suratha b) Poet Mudiarasan c) Karuvoor Pari d) Poet Kannal 25) In the daily newspaper which Periyar started when his Puratchi was banned was a) Puyal (Storm) b) Makkal Atchi ( People s government) c) Porattam (Struggle) d) Pagutharivu (Rationalism) 26) Thiru Vi.Ka. wrote that the only person who would cry on his death, and one who had performed great things was Periyar. This was in his book a) My travel to Elangai (Sri Lanka) b) Human life and Gandhi c) Details of my life d) Murugu or Beauty 27) The year in which Periyar started his magazine 'Kudi Arasu' was a) 1926 b) 1925 c) 1935 d) ) The English magazine of Periyar, inaugurated by Soundara Pandiyan on 7th November of 1928 was a) The fire b) Agitation c) Liberation d) Revolt 29) An American scholar wrote a research book titled Periyar and Dravidar Kazhagam s influence on religion and society in Tamil Nadu. This scholar was a) Henry Richard b) Levy Fragal c) Karlson d) Douglas E.Kelton 30) The book published by Periyar insisting on family planning was a) Abortion b) Pregnant Rule c) Prevention of conception d) Family Planning

127 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) The Tamil scholar who termed Periyar as the other name for briskness was a) Dr. A.Chidambaranathan Chettiar b) Dr. T.P.Meenakshi Sundaranar c) Dr. Muthu Kannappan d) Dr. M. Rajamanickanar 32) The book written by Arasu Manimegalai on Periyar s women s rights was a) Periyar and women b) The women liberation conceived by Periyar c) The Feminism in Periyar s view d) Women in Periyar s reflections 33) The English magazine that complimented Periyar as the Bertrand Russel of England and Sequiero of Mexico, in atheistic principles was a) Shankar s weekly b) The Illustrated weekly c) Blitz d) Onlooker 34) The Kannada book titled Magileyara bage Periyar meaning Periyar about women was written by a) Devaraj Urs b) Basavalingappa c) Nicoba d) Nijalingappa 35) The English book titled Periyarana was written by a) K.P.Aravanan b) K.M.Balasubramaniam c) A.M.Dharmalingam d) A.P. Janarthanam 36) A foreign woman scholar who wrote the research book titled Periyar E.V.Ramasamy - A study of the influence of a personality in contemporary South India was a) Marry Milton b) Agatha Christie c) Anita Dayal d) Angeline Mary 37) The institute that published the book titled Periyar in Tamil History written by Dr. Pon Kothandaraman, Prof. K.V.K.Asan and Dr. K.P.Aravanan, was a) Bangalore Tamizh Sangam b) Delhi Tamizh Sangam c) Madurai Tamizh Sangam d) Bombay Tamizh Sangam

128 120 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 38) Periyar wrote an article of condolence, similar to Elegy Literature when this person died. a) Kannammai b) Neelavathy Subramaniam c) Nagammai d) Panagal King 39) The Supreme Court Judge who remarked that the dream of Ambedkar, Periyar and Ram Mohan Lohia had come true in the judgement regarding Mandal Commission issue was a) Justice Venkatachaliah b) Justice Rathinavel Pandian c) Justice Chinnappa d) Justice Varadarajan 40) The weekly Unmai (Truth) edited by Dr.K.Veeramani, was started in the presence of Periyar in the year a) 1975 b) 1960 c) 1970 d) ) The day on which Periyar s speech on test tube baby was published for the first time in Kudi Arasu on a) b) c) d) ) The one who complimented on Periyar that he spoke truth fearlessly and he had a stout heart for it, was a) Ka. Subramania Pillai b) Avvai Doraisamy Pillai c) T.K.Chidambaranatha Mudaliar d) Navalar Somasundara Bharathiar 43) Sir A.Ramasamy commented on Periyar that he was a) Socratese of Tamil Nadu b) Rouseou of Tamil Nadu c) Ingersoll of Tamil Nadu d) Lenin of Tamil Nadu 44) The History scholar R.Edison Raja has remarked that no one in Asia is equal to Periyar in propagating rational thoughts among the illiterates. This was in the book a) History of Tamil Nadu b) History of Modern India c) History of South India d) History of Modern Tamil nadu

129 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) The following is one of the research books written by Periyar on Ramayana. It is a) History of Ravanan b) Ravanan Charithiram c) Ravanan, the great hero d) The characters of Ramayana 46) The book by Periyar titled The Characters in Ramayana was published in the year a) 1935 b) 1944 c) 1945 d) ) The book which Periyar wrote in 1964 in connection with Ramayana research was a) The essence of Ramayana b) The evaluation of Ramayana c) The Emperor of Ilangai d) Some notes on Ramayana 48) Lalbai Singh Yadav translated into Hindi, Periyar s "Ramayana a True Reading" with the title a) Sathya Ramayana b) Ramayana Katha c) Ramakatha d) Sachi Ramayan 49) The research book on astrology by Periyar is a) The lie of astrology b) Is astrology necessary? c) Research on astrology d) The cheating of astrology 50) Periyar has published his autobiography with the title a) My history b) My thoughts c) That which occurred to E.V.R d) Those that stayed in my heart 51) Periyar has written a foreword to a book by Maniammai regarding a mythology. It is a) Both Kandha Purana and Ramayana are one and the same b) Research on Periya Purana c) Obscenity in Puranas d) The bluff of Puranas

130 122 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 52) The philosophical explanation of god, religion and soul by Periyar is in his book a) Inquiry into soul b) The argument on soul c) Materialism d) The bluff about god 53) Periyar has written that, the country ruled by a Brahmin or where he is a judge, would be a mere jungle inhabitated by tigers. This is in his book a) Where is justice? b) What is justice? c) The shadow of justice d) By whom was justice ruined? 54) The book which Periyar wrote on the festivals celebrated by Hindus is a) The festivals that ruin b) The festivals of the Hindus c) Should we celebrate festivals? d) Of what use are festivals? 55) The book in which there is an article The wretchedness of Arya Religion, is a) The lowness of Hindu religion b) Are the Tamils Hindus? c) The Hindu religion and the Tamils d) The meaningless Hindu religion 56) Periyar stated that the villages were in the status of a Panchaman, This was in his book a) Rights Community b) Villages and towns c) The village reformation d) The South Indian reformation 57) The speech delivered by Periyar on the 2501st year celebration of Buddha s day on has been published as a book titled a) The teachings of Buddha b) The Buddha, enemy of the Aryans c) Buddha Margam d) Buddha s principles

131 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) One referred on Viduthalai by Periyar as a good opportunity for Dravidar Kazhagam. He was a) Kuthoosi Gurusamy b) Arignar Anna c) T.P.Vedachalam d) K.Veeramani 59) The Historian N. Subramanian wrote in an English book that henceforth whichever party ruled in Tamil Nadu, it would be like the rule of Periyar what was the name of the books? a) The Tamil Brahmins b) The Brahmins role in the Tamil Nadu history c) The Brahmins in the history d) The Brahmins in the Tamil country 60) The book which Dr.K.Veeramani wrote in order to fulfill Periyar s last wish to make it known about the wretchedness of Gita, was a) Gita is an intoxication b) Gita? or scribbling? c) Gita that lost its way d) The other side of Gira 61) The book written by Professor G.V.K.Aasaan explaining the principles of Periyar was a) Humanism b) The significance of Periyar in the war of Human rights c) Periyar s love of humanity d) Periyar s humanism 62) The book compiled by Prof.N.Vetriazhagan in the form of questions and answers by Periyar was a) Question and answers of Periyar b) The answers of Periyar c) The replies of Periyar d) Answers by Periyar to 100 questions 63) The author of the book Periyar a complete revolutionary, is a) Poet Ma. Nannan b) Poet N. Ramanathan c) Prof. Iraiyan d) Poet Thanga Prakasam

132 124 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 64) A compilation was edited with the warning that unless the problems of the non-brahmins were not solved during the rule of the British itself the non-brahmins would be subjected to severe hardships under the Brahminocracy. This was in a) Illustrated weekly of India b) A hundred years of the Hindu c) The Indian Express d) The Madras Mail 65) A magazine from Singapore remarked Dr.Veeramani is propagating the basic principles of Periyar till today, without any deviation or showing signs of tiredness! This magazine was a) Ponni b) Singai Murasu c) Singapore Messenger (Thoothuvan) d) Tamil Murasu 66) The writer of the English book Periyar, Father of the Tamil race is a) A.S.Venu b) Balasubramaniam of Sunday Observer c) M.D.Gopalakrishnan d) K.M.Balasubramaniam 67) An Australin magazine run by the Australian Socialists has published a research article on Periyar with his photo. This magazine is a) The Nature b) The free thinker c) The Guardian d) Humanist 68) In the western countries, the Rationalists forums are functioning only in the lecture halls. But Periyar has developed it into a people s movement. This article that contains this statement was written on the March issue of the Guardian, by the Australian atheist scholar. He is a) Paul Power b) Louis Fisher c) J.R.Jones d) Norman Taylor 69) The writer who first published the first half of Periyar s life under the title The Leader of the Tamils is, a) Kovai Ayyamuthu b) A.S.Venu c) Poet Imayavaramban d) Sami Chithambaranar

133 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) The book written by Dr.K.Veeramani in 1997 explaining Periyar s principles of Self Respect Marriage is a) Thamizhar Thirumanam (Marriage) b) Dravidar Thirumanam c) Why Self respect marriage? d) The principle and history of Self respect marriage 71) There was an article in the magazine The Week on , appreciating Periyar s stand on family planning. The author of this article is a) A.S.Raman b) Kushwant Singh c) Karanjia d) Reshmi Saxena 72) A book Professor, fully enlightened was written about Periyar by a) S.S.Vasan b) Kali Krishnamoorthy c) T.S.Sokkalingam d) A.N.Sivaraman 73) The writer who complimented Periyar that he is the leader who made the society stand upright, from being upside down, is a) G.D.Naidu b) K.V.Retty Naidu c) S.Muthiah Mudaliar d) U.P.A. Soundara Pandiyan 74) The English weekly that praised Periyar that he was a great revolutionary, who staunchly opposed religion, is a) Blitz b) Wisdom c) Caravan d) Daily telegraph 75) The question raised by Periyar is : Are god and religion to serve people or are the people to serve god and religion? This was written by a) Maraimalai adigal b) Thiru Vi.Ka c) Arignar Anna d) Kunrakudi Adigalar 76) The institute honoured Periyar and awarded a title in In its citation it mentioned Periyar is the propher of the New Age, the Socrates of South East Asia; Father of the Social Reform Movement and Arch enemy of ignorance, superstition, meaningless customs and base manners. This institution is a) Madras University b) UNESCO c) Leningrad university d) Chicago University

134 126 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 77) Periyar wrote an elegiac note My heart trembles; my body shivers; my eyes are covered with tears. My hands are trembling, preventing me from writing. This was on the death of a) Arignar Anna b) Sir A.T.Panneerselvam c) Dr. Ambedkar d) Gandhi 78) Dr.K.Veeramani has commented on the statement issued by Periyar in the court case of Malaiyappan for the disrespect of the court as follows: a) The proclamation of the Tamils b) The clarion call of the Dravidians for their rights c) The inner agitation of the Tamils d) The declaration of the Tamils rights 79) A booklet titled The 21st century is only Periyar century was written by a)v.s.kulandaisamy b) M.Ilanchezhan c) K.Veeramani d) Tha.Pandian 80) The speech made by Kundrakudi Adigalar praising Periyar has come in the form of a book titled a) Leader Periyar b) Periyar the lover of humanity c) Periyar the great d) periyar the world leader 81) The famous penname of Periyar is a) Indhirachithan b) Ravanamithran c) Chithira Puthiran d) Iranian 82) The poet who celebrated Periyar calling him The red sun that is clothed in black shawl. was a) Perum Chithiranar b) Adalarasan c) Poet Pulamaipithan d) Poet Suradha 83) A poet sang praising Periyar saying the beard of the white clouds gently moves in the sky; there is no end to the wealth of his thoughts. This poet was a) Nara. Nachiappan b) Poet Mudiarasan c) Poet Vanidasan d) Poet Kannadasan

135 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) The author of Periyar whom I have found is a) Kovai Ayyamuthu b) A.S.K c) Sathankualam Raghavan d) J.S.Kannappan 85) The first doctoral thesis in English on The contributions of Periyar in Vaikom Struggle was a) Dr. Gunasekaran b) Dr.T.K.Ravindran c) Dr. Thamizhannal d) Dr.Vanangamudi 86) The Tamil Book written by A.S.Venu on Periyar was a) The great life of Periyar b) The history of Periyar c) The historical great Periyar d) Periyar, a history 87) The book that Periyar wrote with a prophetic vision is a) The lectures in Elangai b) The feast of Knowledge c) The world to come d) High thoughts 88) The book that contains the last speech of Periyar is a) The last speech of Periyar b) Puratchi (Revolution) c) Thoughts and reasons d) Bear the light of reason 89) Periyar terms the person who benefits from soul, hell, heaven and ancestral world as a) Fool b) wicked person c) Rogue d) A big big rogue 90) The person who published in 1930 a book with Periyar s preface titled The songs of Self-respect Principle on his own was a) Pavalar Balasundaram b) Pavalar T.A.Venkatasamy c) Kadambangulam P.Narayanan d) Pudhuvai Sivapragasam 91) The three part compilation of Periyar s thoughts is published in a book titled a) The Thoughts of Periyar b) The ideas of Periyar c) The Thoughts of Periyar E.V.R d) The Principles of Periyar

136 128 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 92) The English magazine Blitz lauded Periyar in the following words a) Lenin of Tamil Nadu b) Indian Socrates c) Karlmarx of South India d) Kamal Batcha of the South India 93) The comparative research book by S.V.Rajadurai and V.Geetha on Periyar s principles is a) Periyar and Equality b) Periyar s Self respect principles c) The Equality discovered by Periyar d) Periyar s Self Respect-equality 94) The series of lectures delivered by Dr.K.Veeramani in Periyar Thidal on Periyar s principles has come in the form of a compilation called a) Periyariyal b) Periyarism c) The principles of Periyar d) Periyar s Thought Process 95) Periyar has insisted on many Tamil script reforms. One of them was given a statutory sanction by M.G.R. Government. It is a) Tamil as the official language b) Script reform c) Tamil Medium Education d) Pure Tamil 96) The one who referred to Periyar as the memorial of the sentiments of the backward and suppressed castes was a) Dr. Ambedkar b) Jayaprakash Narayan c) Dr. Mallala Segara d) Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia 97) A person lauded Periyar saying What Buddha did to the people of this country 2500 years ago, is being done today by Periyar! That person is a) M.Karunanidhi b) Navalar Nedunchezhiyan c) Annai Maniammaiar d) Dr. P.Rajadurai

137 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) Periyar is the great son of Nature and therefore he is more non violent than Gandhi and more social revolutionary than Socrates. This was written in Kudi Arasu on by a) Sami Kaivalyam b) Chandrasekara Pavalar c) Gnaniar Adigal d) Thiru Vi.Ka 99) Naicker (Periyar)is a very hard worker. His tireless labour and encouragement was an example for us. This is written in a) The life history of Thiru.Vi.Ka b) Pattukottai Azhagirisamy s Here is Periyar in Periyar c) Kovai Ayyamuthu My thoughts d) Social Scientist Thanthai Periyar 100) A historian has written in his book A person said to belong to a high caste, has earned rights for the untouchables in Kerala through a lot of sacrifices, which has given us a new life. This historian is a) Pothen Joseph b) Narayana Menon c) K.P. Kesava Menon d) Ramu Kariat 101) A book that contained the speeches of Periyar was banned, seized and fined. That book is a) The golden words of Periyar b) The diamond words of Periyar c) Periyar s words of pearl d) The proverbs of Periyar 102) It was first started as a bi-weekly magazine but later became a weekly magazine. Later it was published as a daily for Dravidar Kazhagam. It is a) Kudi Arasu b) Puratchi c) Unmai d) Viduthalai 103) It is written in the book The life and service of Dr.Ambedkar that the Vaikom struggle by Periyar had a great impact in the mind of Dr.Ambedkar. The writer is a) Sitaram Kesari b) Chandrajit Yadav c) Ramvilas Paswan d) Dhananjeyankeer

138 130 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 104) The English book Periyar - A pen portrait was written in the penname of "an admirer". This writer was a) P.R.Kuppusamy b) M.Balasubramanian c) D. Rajagopalan d) A. Ramasamy 105) On the 78th Birthday issue of Periyar, it was mentioned A dangerous politician who attracts even diplomats; brain that cannot be easily analyzed; a great leader of patience. The writer was a) Poet Ramanathan b) Arignar Anna c) Kalaivanar N.S.K. d) Justice Somasundaram 106) Periyar has described the person who worships god as a) rogue b) Big big rogue c) Mad d) Barbarian 107) The primary objective of this great man is to preserve Periyar s philosophy as much as possible and to develop it. An American magazine Secular Subject praised a person in the above words. This person is a) C.N.Annadurai b) M.Karunanidhi c) Dr. K.Veeramani d) Pattukottai Azhagiri 108) The English magazine that described Periyar on as more popular than the Prime Minsters is a) Oriental Illustrated b) Statesman c) The New Age d) Current 109) Periyar wrote on in an English magazine from North India, The social structure of today must be totally reorganized. We should then bring forth a new social order where there is no caste or racial discrimination. This is my only objective! The magazine was a) Out look b) Organiser c) Current d) The Week

139 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) A scholar wrote in the 96th Birth Day issue of Viduthalai Periyar does what he speaks and speaks what he does. The scholar was a) M.N.Roy b) M.R.Jeyakar c) T.K.Chidambaranathan d) Dr.Kovoor 111) If Periyar had been born in France or Germany the Rationalists Forum would have been greatly benefitted. Alas! He has been born in this land of medicants and lazy beggars! This was written by an Engineer from Tamil nadu in the special issue of Periyar s Birthday in He is a) P.V.Manicka Naicker b) V.P.Appadurai c) P.Kumarasamy d) Manavala Ramanujam 112) The Self Respect hero, a poet wrote in Periyar s Kudi Arasu on The proclamation of widows liberation who was appreciated by Periyar was a) T.A.Venkatasamy Pavalar b) Poet Ramasamy c) Pavalar Venkatasamy d) Pavalar Arunagiriar 113) Periyar evaluated an epic Started in prostitution, grew in chastity and ended in foolishness! This was a) Periya Puranam b) Ramayanam c) Silappathigaram d) Seevaga Chintamani 114) The Tamil Script reform by Periyar was introduced in his Kudi Arasu in the year a) 1926 b) 1929 c) 1935 d) 1936

140 132 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers ANSWERS (1) c (2) c (3) d (4) a (5) c (6) d (7) d (8) c (9) c (10) c (11) c (12) d (13) c (14) c (15) c (16) d (17) d (18) d (19) c (20) d (21) a (22) c (23) b (24) c (25) d (26) c (27) b (28) d (29) d (30) b (31) d (32) d (33) a (34) c (35) c (36) c (37) a (38) c (39) b (40) c (41) c (42) d (43) b (44) c (45) d (46) c (47) d (48) d (49) c (50) c (51) a (52) c (53) d (54) b (55) c (56) c (57) d (58) d (59) d (60) d (61) b (62) d (63) b (64) b (65) d (66) c (67) c (68) d (69) d (70) d (71) d (72) b (73) a (74) c (75) d (76) b (77) b (78) c (79) c (80) d (81) c (82) c (83) d (84) a (85) b (86) d (87) c (88) a (89) d (90) c (91) c (92) d (93) d (94) a (95) b (96) b (97) c (98) d (99) c (100) c (101) d (102) d (103) d (104) b (105) c (106) d (107) c (108) a (109) c (110) d (111) c (112) a (113) c (114) c

141 CHAPTER - VII PARTY STRUCTURES AND INSTITUTIONS Durai.Chakravarthi, M.A. 1) The Charity Trust to promote the propagation of Self Respect was started by Periyar in a) Madras b) Erode c) Vellore d) Tiruchirappalli 2) The Self Respect Propaganda Institution was registered in a) 1949 b) 1925 c) 1952 d) ) The first Life time Secretary for Self Respect Movement was a) Nagammai b) Maniammai c) K.Veeramani d) Kuthoosi Gurusamy 4) The Periyar Maligai (Palace) was opened in Tiruchirappalli in a) 1950 b) 1951 c) 1952 d) ) Periyar requested the following person to inaugurate Periyar Maligai in Tiruchirappalli a) Erode Shanmuga Velayudham b) Sivagangai Shanmuganathan c) Vellore Thirunavukkarasu d) Thirupathiripuliyur Gnaniar

142 134 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 6) Periyar chose Tiruchirappalli for his stay because a) The Kazhagam friends wanted it b) Maniammai desired so c) Periyar Maligai was purchased d) Tiruchirappalli was the central place in Tamil Nadu 7) The Institute started by Periyar to train teachers who will propagate rationalism and serve the society is in a) Erode b) Vellore c) Tiruchirappalli d) Madras 8) For the same purposes and for the progress of women The Nagammai Training School in Tiruchirappalli was started in the year a) 1957 b) 1958 c) 1960 d) ) The Thanthai Periyar Elementary School in Tiruchirappalli was started in the year a) 1952 b) 1954 c) 1956 d) ) The Nagammai child welfare Home for the orphan girl children which is functioning in Tiruchirappalli was started by a) Maniammai b) Periyar c) Nagammai d) Dr.K.Veeramani 11) When the Nagammai Home for the children was started in 1961, the children there were a) 37 b) 38 c) 39 d) 40 12) The initial used before the name of the orphan children in the Nagammai Children Home is a) P b) M c) EVRM d) EVR 13) The woman who studied in this Children Home and who later became graduate engineer is a) Arivumani b) Anbumani c) Kalaimani d) Azhagumani 14) Periyar donated a sum for the building of Maniammai Children s ward in Tiruchirappalli Government Hospital. The donated amount was

143 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 135 a) Rs. one lakh b) Rs. two lakh c) Rs. 50,000 d) Rs. three lakh 15) The Chief Minister who inaugurated the Maniammai Children s ward at Trichirappalli Government Hospital was a) Kamarajar b) Bakthavathsalam c) Arignar Anna d) Rajaji 16) The institution started by Dr.K.Veeramani in Tiruchirappalli to propagate Periyar s principles among the youth is a) Nagammai Teacher Training Centre b) Periyar Teachers Training Institute c) Periyar Community College of continuing education d) Periyarism Training School 17) The duration of Periyarism Training College is a) One month b) Two months c) Three months d) One year 18) The Periyar College of Pharmaceutical Science for Girls in Tiruchirappalli was started in the year a) 1980 b) 1981 c) 1982 d) ) The town that has a large number of Periyar s educational institutions is a) Tiruunelveli b) Tiruchirappalli c) Thanjavur d) Madras 20) The former Prime Minister of India who said that if anyone wanted to run educational institutions in a successful way, he should ask Dr.K.Veeramani. This was said by a) Indira Gandhi b) V.P.Singh c) Chandrasekar d) Deve Gouda 21) The land area of the campus that holds many educational institutions of Periyar in Tiruchirappalli is a) 10 acres b) 12 acres c) 15 acres d) 17 acres 22) The Periyar Computer Centre at Tiruchirappalli was inaugurated by a) Dr. Muthukaruppan b) Dr.Jagatheesan c) Dr.Anandakrishnan d) Dr. Raja

144 136 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 23) Periyar college of advanced computer education as per the wishes of Periyar was started in Tiruchirappalli in the year a) 1992 b) 1993 c) 1994 d) ) The institution in memory of Periyar s Centenary which was started by Dr.K.Veeramani in Tiruchirappalli is a) Periyar Computer Centre b) Periyar Centenary Memorial Matriculation Higher Secondary School c) Kaivalyam House for the Aged d) Periyar Hospital 25) The Swamy Kaivalyam Home for the aged that serves more than sixty aged persons is functioning in a) Puthur Periyar Maligai b) Erode Periyar Mandram c) Vallam Periyar Maligai d) Tiruchirappalli Education Campus 26) A computer college has been started by Dr.K.Veeramani in Orathanadu (Tanjore) to specially educate the students from rural areas. This was inaugurated by a) G.K.Moopanar b) J.Jayalalitha c) Levy Fragal d) R.Nallakannu 27) The Periyar Maniammai Higher Secondary School now functioning in the Periyar Centenary Campus was started in the year a) 1971 b) 1972 c) 1973 d) ) The Headquarters of Dravidar Kazhagam is in a) Erode b) Tiruchirappalli c) Salem d) Chennai 29) The Periyar Museum is set up in a) Madurai b) Chennai c) Kovai d) Tiruchirappalli 30) The Silver Throne in Periyar s Museum was offered to Periyar in a) Salem b) Chennai c) Thanjavur d) Madurai

145 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) The archives of Periyarism started by Dr.K.Veeramani is functioning in a) Chennai b) Tiruchirappalli c) Thanjai d) Erode 32) The Periyar Library and Research Centre is in a) Thanjavur b) Tiruchirappalli c) Madurai d) Chennai 33) The Periyar Rationalist Library now developing into an international library was started in the year a) 1973 b) 1974 c) 1975 d) ) The Periyar Rationalist Library has life members ( till Dec. 2001) a) 196 b) 75 c) 200 d) ) Periyar Library Readers Forum has conducted so far (December 2001)meetings numbering a) 500 b) 700 c) 1000 d) Above ) The international organisation to propagate Periyar s philosophic principles in the North and throughout the world was started by b) Periyar b) Manimammai c) Dr.K.Veeramani d) None of the three 37) The correspondence course on Periyar s principles was started by an international institution to propagate Periyar s ideals in a) Erode b) Chennai c) Madurai d) Tiruchirappalli 38) The Director of Periyar correspondence course appointed in 1982 is a) N.Ramanathan b) P.Rajadurai c) A.Iraiyan d) P.Subramaniam 39) The Honorary Award offered to those who lecture on Periyar s philosophy is a) Expert on Periyar b) Periyar Lecturer c) Periyar Researcher d) Research fellow

146 138 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 40) The Trust that offers the Award for those who lecture on Periyar is a) Periyar Self Respect Propaganda Institution b) Dravidar Kazhagam c) Periyar Maniammai Trust d) Aruppukottai Kailasam Trust 41) The first person to get the award for having made research based lectures for three days is a) Nannan b) G.V.K.Aasaan c) A. Iraiyan d) N.Ramanathan 42) The Periyar Training Centre for IAS and IPS, run by the Periyar International Propagating Association was started functioning from a) 1985 b) 1987 c) 1988 d) ) Periyar Training Centre that conducts training programmes for the advancement of education for the suppressed class students is functioning in a) Periyar educational campus b) Tiruchirappalli Periyar Maligai c) Erode Periyar Mandram d) Chennai Periyar Thidal 44) The Periyar Self Respect Marriage Bureau with an objective of social change and eradication of castes is in a) Thanjavur b) Thiruvarur c) Chennai d) Madurai 45) The Periyar Mobile Library, that spreads Periyar s principles all over the country was started on a) b) c) d) ) The Publishing House that publishes lakhs of books on Periyar s principles is a) Kudi Arasu Pathipagam b) Pagutharivu Pannai c) Periyar Self Respect Propaganda Institution d) Dravidan Book Centre

147 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) The Book Centre that sells books of Periyarism for lakhs of rupees every year is a) Dravidan Book Centre b) Periyar Book Centre b) Maniammai Pathipagam d) Kudi Arasu Pathipagam 48) The person who started Thanthai Periyar Muthamizh (Triple Tamizh) Mandram was a) Periyar b) Maniammai c) Dr.K.Veeramani d) None of them 49) The Periyar Free Legal Assistance Cell was first started in a) Cuddalore b) Tiruchirappalli c) Madurai d) Chennai 50) Periyar Centre for Youth Counselling to help Adi Dravidar and the Tribals to get jobs was started in a) 1980 b) 1984 c) 1989 d) ) Counselling Centre for the married, run at the Periyar Life Centre is headed by a) Professor Gnana Ayyachamy b) Dr.V.S.P.Bashyam c) Dr.K.Veeramani d) Justice M.Marudhamuthu 52) The Periyar Maniammai Free Clinic functioning in Periyar Thidal was started in the year a) 1978 b) 1979 c) 1980 d) ) Periyar City Family Welfare Centre in Chennai is in a) Vepery b) Adayar c) Royapettah d) Thyagarayanagar 54) The Tamil nadu Chief Minister who first donated to Periyar s Charitable Trust, on the merit of its effective functioning was a) C.N. Annadurai b) Kamaraj c) M.Karunanidhi d) J.Jayalalitha

148 140 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 55) The number of hospitals run by the Periyar Charitable Trust is a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7 56) The number of specialities in Chennai Periyar Maniammai Hospital is a) 7 b) 8 c) 9 d) 10 57) The person who handed over the house in which Periyar lived in Erode to Tamil nadu Government was a) Periyar b) Maniammai c) Dr.K.Veeramani d) None of these 58) The house in which Periyar lived in Erode is today called a) Venkata Naicker Illam b) Periyar Illam c) Periyar Mandram d) Periyar Anna Memorial 59) Why is the house in which Periyar lived in Erode named after Anna also? a) The wish of Periyar b) Maniammai s wish c) It belongs to Anna d) Anna stayed there for sometime 60) The articles used by Periyar are kept in the houses where Periyar lived. The largest numbers of them are in a) Erode b) Tiruchirappalli c) Chennai d) Yercadu 61) The Periyar Educational Institution that was started with the donation collected a rupee by rupee, for the technical education for women was a) Periyar Maniammai Women s Engineering College b) Periyar Centenary Women s Polytechnic College c) Periyar Community College of continuing education. d) Periyar women s Technical Training Centre 62) The Periyar Centenary Women s Polytechnic College won the first International Achievement Award for the best college in Asia on , for having achieved very effectively, the growth of women s education, women s progress and eradication of poverty. The country that gave away this award is a) Canada b) America c) France d) England

149 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) The first women s engineering college in the world is Periyar Maniammai Women s Engineering College. It was started in a) 1987 b) 1988 c) 1989 d) ) The First Periyar educational institution that has got the ISO 9002 certification is a) Periyar Maniammai High School b) Periyar Maniammai Women s Engineering College c) Periyar Women s Polytechnic College d) None of these 65) The Chief Minister who gave a grant of Rs. 10 lakhs to the world s first women engineering college 's is Maniammai Hostel a) Chandrababu Naidu of Andhra Pradesh b) Mayavathi of Uttara Pradesh c) Jyothi Basu of West Bengal d) Sharad Pawar of Maharashtra 66) Periyar organisation for bio-technic and eco system is in a) Tiruchirappalli b) Thanjavur c) Vallam d) Chennai 67) Periyar organisation for bio-technic and eco system won the award of World Environment Congress in the year a) 1996 b) 1997 c) 1993 d) ) A Periyar Trust has been established on behalf of the Periyar Self Respect Propaganda Institution by its lifetime Secretary Dr.K.Veeramani. It organizes an annual Research Endowment Lecture in the University of a) Madras University b) Annamalai University c) Sundaranar University d) Bharathi Dasan University 69) Periyar a Higher Research Centre has been created by the Tamil Nadu Government in a) Madras University b) Madurai Kamarajar University c) Bharathi Dasan University d) Alagappa University

150 142 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 70) Periyar E.V.R. College was started with the donation of land, two buildings and 5.5 lakhs of rupees from Periyar, for the welfare of the suppressed boys education. It is in a) Thanjavur b) Erode c) Tiruchirappalli d) Salem 71) The value of the Endowment created in the Tiruchirappalli Periyar E.V.R. College started by Maniammai is a) Rs. 10,000 b) Rs. 12,000 c) Rs. 15,000 d) Rs. 20,000 72) The Government Hospital in Erode was named Periyar E.V.Ramasamy General Hospital on a) b) c) d) ) The Periyar E.V.Ramasamy Government Polytechnic College is in a) Thanjai b) Salem c) Vellore d) Chennai 74) The Periyar University is situated in a) Kovai b) Madurai c) Tiruchirappalli d) Salem 75) The total land area of the planetarium situated in the Periyar Science Centre in Guindy Engineering College campus is a) 20 acres b) 21 acres c) 22 acres d) 23 acres 76) The Tamil Nadu Government awards annually the Periyar Award of Social Justice to those who have served creditably in social justice. This award value is a) 1 sovereign b) 3 Sovereign c) 4 sovereign d) 5 sovereign 77) The person who first won the Award of Periyar s Social Justice, given by the Government of Tamil nadu is a) V.P.Singh b) Sitaram Kesari c) K.Veeramani d) None of them

151 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister who created the Award for Periyar s Social Justice is a) C.N.Annadurai b) M.Karunanidhi c) M.G.Ramachandran d) J.Jayalalitha 79) The Delhi Periyar Maiyyam (Centre) in Delhi with the five storeyed building was built by a) Dr.K.Veeramani b) V.P. Singh c) Chandrajit Yadav d) Mayavathi 80) Delhi Periyar Mayyam to spread Periyar s ideals at the Indian sub-continental level is in the area a) Connaught place b) Palmnoli c) Gandhi Nagar d) Sundar Nagar 81) The foundation stone for Periyar Centre in Delhi was laid by a) Sheila Dixit b) Chandrajit Yadav c) V.P.Singh d) Dr.K.Veeramani 82) The Delhi Periyar Centre was inaugurated by a) G.K.Mooppanar b) Mayavathi c) Levy Fragal d) Sheila Dixit 83) The day on which Periyar Centre in Delhi was opened in October 2000 a) b) c) d) ) The Chief Minister who donated Rs. 5 lakhs to Periyar Centre that propagates Periyar s principles at the international level was a) Shiela Dixit b) Jyothi Basu c) Chandrababu Naidu d) Sharad Pawar 85) The person who inaugurated the Periyar Centre in Chennai, that includes Nadigavel M.R.Radha Hall was a) G.K.Mooppanar b) V.P.Singh c) Sitaram Kesari d) J.Jayalalitha 86) The Periyar International Centre started jointly by the Tamils living in U.S.A. on is in a) Washington b) New York c) Chicago d) San Francisco

152 144 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 87) The Award given by Periyar International Centre to those who work for Social Justice in India is called a) Social Justice Award b) International Social Justice Award c) Periyar Social Justice Award d) K.Veeramani Social Justice Award 88) The First Indian leader who received the K.Veeramani Social Justice Award was a) Kundrakudi Adigalar b) Chandrajit Yadav c) V.P.Singh d) Sitaram Kesari 89) The organisation called POWER is meant for a) Youth b) Students c) Women d) The Senior citizens 90) Dr.K.Veeramani removed one word from the title Nagammai Orphan Children s Home. It is a) Nagammi b) Orphan c) Children d) Home 91) Periyar quit Congress which did not accept Periyar s request and started the Self Respect Movement to convert the Dravidians into respectable and knowledgeable people in the year a) 1923 b) 1924 c) 1925 d) ) Periyar was made the President of the Justice party when he was in a) Erode b) North Indian Tour c) The prison of Bellary d) Vaikom 93) In the State Conference in Salem it was decided to merge the Self Respect Movement and the Justice Party into one party called Dravidar Kazhagam in August 1944 on a) 21st b)23rd c) 25th d) 27th 94) Periyar started the Rationalists Forum so that the Government workers and officials could participate in it in the year a) 1971 b) 1972 c) 1973 d) 1974

153 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) Periyar started Dravidian Agriculturer s Union in the year a) 1950 b) 1951 c) 1952 d) ) Periyar started the Southern Railway Employees Union in a) Chennai b) Madurai c) Tiruchirappalli d) Nagapattinam 97) On , in the land that belonged to Kundrakudi Mutt, Periyar Cashew Labourer s Co-operative Society was started by a) Kundrakudi Adigal b) K.Veeramani c) M.G.Ramachandra d) M.Karunanidhi 98) In the Tirunelveli District, the first Periyar Blood Donation Camp was started and is now functioning very well. It was in a) Courtalam b) Cheranmadevi c) Veeravanallue d) Keezha pavur 99) Besides Malaysia and Singapore, Dravidar Kazhagam branches were started while Periyar was alive also in North America it was started in January This was in a) Washington b) New York c) Chicago d) Illinois 100) Dravidar Kazhagam joined the World Atheists Association in the year a) 1997 b) 1994 c) 1999 d) ) The statue of Periyar opened by Atheist leaders from 49 countries together is in a) Tiruchirappalli b) Vallam (Tanjore) c) Dindigul d) Chennai 102) The Computer Graphics Research Centre run by Periyar Maniammai Science and Technology Institute is a) PCC b) PACE c) PECRA d) VIBGYOR

154 146 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 103) The Periyar Education Institute that runs most number of branches in Tamil nadu is a) VIBGYOR b) Periyar Training Centre c) Periyar Community College of continuing education d) Teachers Training Institute 104) The Chief Minister who proposed to erect a statue in memory of Periyar at Vaikom for his success in social agitation was a) K.Kamaraj b) M.G.Ramachandran c) Arignar Anna d) M.Karunanidhi 105) The Chief Minister who erected Periyar s statue and constructed Periyar Memorial Park and Periyar Library in Periyar Memorial of Vaikom was a) M.G.Ramachandran b) V.N.Janaki c) J. Jayalalitha d) M.Karunanidhi 106) The person who presided over the opening of Periyar Memorial in Vaikom was a) Dr.R.Nedunchezhian b) E.K.Naiyanar c) J.Jayalalitha d) M.Karunanidhi 107) The Vaikom Periyar Memorial was opened in the year a) 1924 b) 1994 c) 1971 d) ) A Namboodhiri practised untouchability towards Gandhi, by making him sit in a separate hut outside his house, when Gandhi came to Vaikom to mediate between the agitators and the Namboodhiris. This Namboodhiri was a) Padmanaban Indan Thuruthi b) Indan Thuruthi Nambeesan c) Neelakanton Namboodhiri d) None of the above 109) Computer Science is taught in Tiruchirappalli Periyar Educational campus for students from the age of a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 6

155 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) The Charity Trust started by Maniammai is a) Periyar Self Respect Organisation b) Thanthai Periyar Charity Trust c) Periyar Maniammai Educational Charity Trust d) None of the three 111) The Periyar Maniammai Charity Trust has come to be called Institute of Periyar Maniammai Science and Technology from the year a) 1999 b) 1998 c) 2000 d) ) The person who started Dravidar Kazhagam Trust is a) Periyar b) Maniammai c) Nagammai d) K.Veeramani 113) The Periyar Science Centre at Guindy was started by the AIADMK government headed by a) M.G.Ramachandran b)v.n.janaki c) J. Jayalalitha d) Navalar Nedunchezhiyan 114) All the Science centres were named after Periyar during the celebration of Periyar s Centenary to promote scientific attitude among people. This was in the year a) 1979 b) 1980 c) 1981 d) 1982

156 148 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers ANSWERS (1) d (2) c (3) b (4) a (5) c (6) d (7) c (8) d (9) d (10) b (11) c (12) c (13) c (14) a (15) c (16) d (17) b (18) c (19) b (20) b (21) d (22) c (23) d (24) b (25) d (26) b (27) d (28) d (29) b (30) a (31) a (32) d (33) b (34) a (35) d (36) c (37) b (38) a (39) b (40) d (41) d (42) b (43) d (44) c (45) a (46) c (47) a (48) c (49) d (50) c (51) d (52) b (53) a (54) d (55) a (56) d (57) b (58) d (59) d (60) a (61) b (62) a (63) b (64) b (65) b (66) c (67) d (68) a (69) c (70) c (71) a (72) a (73) c (74) d (75) c (76) d (77) c (78) d (79) a (80) b (81) c (82) c (83) a (84) a (85) b (86) c (87) d (88) c (89) c (90) b (91) c (92) c (93) d (94) a (95) c (96) c (97) b (98) d (99) c (100) b (101) b (102) d (103) c (104) b (105) c (106) a (107) b (108) b (109) a (110) c (111) c (112) d (113) a (114) b

157 CHAPTER - VIII THE CONTEMPORARIES Prof. A.Iraiyan, B.A., B.T. 1) The lady who called Periyar as comrade is a) Nagammai b) Maniammai c) Kannammal d) Chinnathayammal 2) The one who attempted to include Periyar in the Congress Movement was a) Gandhi b) Ambedkar c) Rajagopalachari d) A.T.Panneerselvam 3) As a token of gratitude on behalf of the Ezhavar Community, a one day life of Periyar was filmed by a) Priya Dharsan b) Ramu Kariat c) Shagid d) Nedumudi 4) The Bengal intellect who called Periyar My Atheism Guru was a) Tharkunde b) Gora c) Kovoor d) M.N.Roy

158 150 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 5) The English Labour Union leader who helped Periyar much in going to Russia from England was a) Morrols b) Chaglathvala c) Stewart d) James William 6) The member of Nehru Family who visited Periyar s residence in Erode is a) Indira Gandhi b)jawaharlal Nehru c) Mothilal Nehru d) Vijayalakshmi Pandit 7) The fore-runner of Muslim League who had discussion with Periyar on the politics of the country on was a) Mohamed Ali Jinnah b) Daulat Khan c) Muhamed Ismail d) Shaik Abdullah 8) Wherever I turn in my house, what has to be seen in all places is the picture of Periyar.This was said by a) M. Karunanidhi b) Sir A.T.Panneerselvam c) Arignar Anna d) Rajaji 9) A Saiva scholar called affectionately 'Thamizh Kadal' helped Periyar in the first anti-hindi agitation by the Tamils. He is a) Gnaniar b) Ooran Adigal c) Kundrakudi Adigal d) Maraimali Adigal 10) A great man from the North India advised the leaders of the Justice Party to listen to what Periyar said. This person is a) Ambedkar b) Babu Jagjivan Ram c) Kanshi Ram d) Gandhi 11) The great heroic leader who opened the picture of Periyar calling him Periyar of Periyars is a) Kundanthai Joseph b) M.N.Nanjiah c) Pattukottai Azhagiri d) Arignar Anna 12) The scientist who presented a new coin to Periyar when Periyar s statue was opened in Dindigul is a) P.P.Naidu b) G.D.Naidu c) Abdul Kalam d) C.V.Raman

159 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) The State Chief Minister who told Periyar that he happened to be the Chief Minister in which position Periyar should have been is a) Karunanidhi b) Kamarajar c) Bakthavatchalam d)omandur Ramasamy 14) The great thinker who helped Periyar to spread communism was a) Manickavelar b) Jeevarathinam c) K.T.K.Thangamani d) Ma. Singaravelar 15) The leader who became the Chief Minister of Tamil nadu following Rajaji who had tried to impose education based on caste was a) Kamaraj b) Annadurai c) Omandur Ramasamy d) Bakthavathchalam 16) An old lady who was one of the fore runners of the anti-hindi army that came in 1938 from Tiruchirappalli to Madras was a) S.Dharmambal b) Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammai c) V.P.Thamaraikanniammai d) Muthulakshmi Reddy 17) The achievement of the minister Muthiah Mudaliar whose name Periyar recommended to all the children born in 1928 was a) Legislation of communal reservation b) Running ships c) Bringing an Act to revise Hindu Marriage Act d) Creating constitution 18) The Advaitha Mutt religious leader who wrote a letter to Periyar was a) Kanchi Sankarachariar b) Sirungeri Sankarachariar c) Puri Sankarachariyar d) Dwarak Sankarachariyar

160 152 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 19) The famous American Magazine that published a note of appreciation in 1957 for Periyar s agitation of burning Constitution is a) New York Today b) Washington Post c) Times d) New York Times 20) The All India Communist leader who gratefully appreciated Periyar for his contribution to the victory of the United Front in the first general elections of Tamil nadu is a) S.A. Dange b) Y.W. Mathew c) Ranadive d) A.K.Gopalan 21) The Justice Party Chief Minister who introduced Hindu Endowment Board, while Periyar was still in Congress, and for which he was appreciated by Periyar was a) Subbarayulu Reddiar b) Panagal King Ramaraya Ningaru c) K.V.Reddy d) Bobbili King 22) The multi linguist who actively participated in the anti-hindi agitation though he was a Congress member was a) Maraimalai Adigal b) Appadurai c) Navalar Somasundara Barathiyar d) Marai Thirunavukkarasu 23) The President of the meeting in which Periyar spoke on Tamil Music in Annamalai University in 1944 was a) Ka. Subrmania Pillai b) Dhandapani Desigar c) Vellai Varanarar d) V.S.P.Manickam 24) Though he was a senior national leader, he referred to Periyar, who joined Congress much later than himself as My leader. He is a) Thiru Vi.Ka. b) Varadharajulu Naidu c) Rajaji d) V.O.C.

161 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) The Communist Party leader who wrote a book about Periyar titled Periyar the Tower of Rationalism is a) Balathandayutham b) A.S.K c) Jeeva d) Manali Kandasamy 26) The graduate who married a woman from the Isaivelalar community as per the resolutions of the first Self Respect Conference was a) Kuthoosi Gurusamy b) N.D.Sundara Vadivelu c) Pattukottai Azhagiri d) Vellaiyan 27) The Movement of the Suppressed classes that invited Periyar to be their All India President is a) Indian Communist Party b) Forward Block c) Indian Republican Party d) Marxist Communist Party 28) The Brahmin writer who appreciated Periyar that he could listen to only Periyar for more than two hours, is a) Ki.Va.Ja. b) V.Ramasamy c) S.S.Vasan d) Kalki Krishnamurthy 29) The Periyar family woman member who actively participated in the early activities of Periyar was a) Maragatham b) Ponnuthai c) S.R. Kannammal d) E.V.Krishnasami 30) The lady who seconded Periyar s Law of Abolition of Devadasi System was a) Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy b) Meenambal c) Neelambigai d) Dharmambal 31) The Justice Party leader who called Periyar Rousseau of India was a) R.K.Shanmugam b) Lakshmanasamy (Mudaliar) c) Arcot Ramasamy (Mudalair) d) T.M.Nair

162 154 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 32) Periyar opened the portrait of a person in Tuticorin in 1948, because he had now become an opposer of the Brahmins. It was a) V.O.C. b) Thiru Vi.Ka c) Varadarajulu Naidu d) Gandhi 33) The famous Gandhian who met and told Periyar that he could not accept Raman who killed Sampukan is a) Rajaji b) Vinoba Bhave c) Jayaprakash Narain d) Nehru 34) A Communist leader openly confessed in the Triplicane Beach that he had wrongly estimated that Periyar would not emerge as great, as Lenin a) P.Ramamurthy b) A.S.K c) A.K. Gopalan d) Pa.Jeevanandam 35) The intellectual who wrote in the last page of Blitz in 1968 comparing Periyar and Karl Marx was a) K.A.Abbas b) R.K.Narayan c) Kushwant Singh d) A.G.Noorani 36) The person appointed by Periyar to lead the walking agitation against the caste based education introduced by Rajaji was a) Pattukottai Azhagiri b) v Needamangalam Arumugam c) C.Ilakkuvanar d) T.T.Veerappa 37) The Self-respect leader who accompanied Periyar in his foreign tour was a) Nagai Kaliappan b) Maniammai c) A.P.Dharmalingam d) S.Ramanathan 38) Periyar wrote a book Proverbs (Ponmozhi) and he was fined for writing this. When he refused to pay the fine, his van was seized. The person who purchased this van in auction and returned to Periyar was a) Thanjai Panchanatham Pillai b) T.T.Veerappa c) K.M.Kuppusamy d) Needamangalam A.Arumugam

163 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) The Tamil scholar who wrote the biography of Periyar titled Thamizhar Thalaivar (Leader): was a) C.Ilakkuvanar b) Samy Chidambaranar c) Kuthoosi Gurusamy d) Samy Kaivalyam 40) The person who made the Funeral oration during the anti- Hindi agitation mentioned that in future, on both sides of Periyar s statues, there would be statues of Thalamuthu and Natarajan, was a) Arignar Anna b) A.T.Panneerselvam c) Pattukottai Azhagiri d) Kamaraj 41) The Central Minister who met Periyar in person and interviewed him was a) K.T.Kosalram b) Venkataraman c) Dr.Chandrasekar d) Krishna Menon 42) The Brahmin leader who supported the first anti-hindi agitation was a) Rajaji b) P.Ramamurthy c) V.V.Giri d) Paravasthu Rajagopalachariyar 43) The leader who personally presented the UNESCO Award to Periyar is a) Venkataraman b) C.Subramaniam c) T.T.Krishnamachari d) Tirigunasen 44) The Andhra Brahmin disciple of Gandhi who ate nonvegetarian food to support Periyar s activities was a) Gora b) V.V.Giri c) Vijaya Reddi d) Narasimha Rao 45) A person died immediately after the Sathru Sangara Yagam was performed by the Travancore Brahmins so that Periyar and others who participated in the Vaikom struggle should die. The person who died was a) Queen of Travancore b) The Divan of Travancore c) Prince of Travancore d) King of Travancore

164 156 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 46) Swadesa Mithiran condemned a person, which infuriated Periyar and made him burst out with an angry shut up. The person is a) Gandhi b) Babu Jagajivan Ram c) Nethaji d) Kakkan 47) The senior American Professor informed Ananda Vikatan s Manian that after Buddha Periyar is the greatest leader who brought in social revolution. This was a) Ingersoll b) John Railey c) John Kennedy d) Kimbart Jone 48) The person who opened the picture of Dravida Nadu in the Erode conference held by Periyar in 1948 is a) Jeevanandam b)maraimalai adigal c) Varadarajulu Naidu d) Thiru Vi.Ka 49) The person who created Ravana Kaviyam where in he has quoted the term Periyar a number of times, is a) Poet Kulandai b) Bharathidasan c) Puduvai Sivaprakasam d) Poet Suratha 50) On , a celebrity described Periyar as the one who converted the desert of ignorance into an orchard of rationalism, in the presence of the French author Sir Sey. This celebrity was a) Kuthoosi Gurusamy b) A.P.Janardanam c) R.Nedunchezhiyan d) Arignar Anna 51) Periyar praised an actor that he was the inspiration for other actors to convert people into rationalists. This actor is a) T.K.Shanmugam b) N.S.Krishnan c) M.R.Radha d) Kulaldeivam Rajagopal 52)The former Congress President who announced that Periyar had quit Congress owing to his unlimited interest in social reformation, was a) Muthusamy Mudaliar b) Kakkan c) Kamaraj d) Dr.P.Varadarajulu Naidu

165 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) The Justice Party Chief Minister, who relentlessly tried to make the founder of Self-respect Movement Periyar as the President of the Justice Party, was a) Bobbili King b) Panagal King c) Subbarayalu Reddy d) P.Munusamy Naidu 54) The socialist leader who met Periyar after he had returned from prison for his sedition of the government, was a) Ashok Mehtha b) Jayaprakash Narain c) Ram Manohar Lohia d) Acharya Kripalini 55) The real name of Kaivalya Swamy, who had written a number of articles explaining Periyar s principles in Kudi Arasu, was a) Karuppasamy b) Muthusamy c) Ponnusamy d) Vellaichamy 56) The English magazine which commented in 1944 that Calcutta was getting the fortunre of seeing Periyar, a fiery speaker with a white beard was a) Amrit Bazzar Patrika b) Blitz c) Vanguard d) Caravan 57) The Malayala scholar said The Self Respect Movement (of Periyar) alone is suitable to carry on the task based on what Lenin had been doing! This was said by a) Comrade K.Ayyappan b) Krishna Nayar c) Kelappan d) T.K.Madhavan 58) The famous Brahmin writer wrote There is no doubt that the lectures of Periyar are the floods of the sky to those who had been buried in the earth. This writer was a) S.S.Vasan b) V.Ramasamy c) Rajaji d) A.S.K 59) The great writer known for appreciation said that he was astonished hearing Periyar for the first time. It was by a) A. Muthu Sivan b) Mayilai Sivamuthu c) T.K. Chidambaranatha Mudaliar d) A.M. Paramasivanandam

166 158 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 60) The English book written by Nagerkoil advocate, who showed great enthusiasm in spreading Periyar s principles, was a) Temple Entry b) Temple in Tamil Nadu c) Temple city Madurai d) Thanjavur Temple 61) A nationalist leader presided over the second State Self Respect Conference said Thiru E.V.R. considers as the primary duty of his very existence serving people not bothering about Assemblies or Governments. This person was a) R.K. Shanmugam b) M.R.Jeyakar c) W.P.A. Soundara Pandiyan d) P.T.Rajan 62) Periyar was conferred citizenship honour when he visited a) Germany b) Sri Lanka c) Russia d) England 63) The General Secretary, Indian Labourer s Association of Delhi, remarked A competent strong weapon to fight for the economic and social liberation of the thousands of non- Brahmins of the South is only the Dravidar Kazhagam of Periyar. This person was a) V.P. Karnic b) Rmanujam c) Ranadive d) Jawaharlal Nehru 64) The Chinese Professor declared that the reason for the very fast progress of the Tamils living in Malaya was Periyar of Tamil Nadu. This Chinese was a) C.S.Lee b) Sun-iat-son c) Ma.Tse.Thung d) Cheng-ui-Hawangdi 65) The Oxford University Professor who drew a comparison between Periyar and William Maurice, both in nature and appearance is a) Baesil Mathew b) Lasky c) B. Dalton d) Silverman

167 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) In 1929, a Kerala High Court Judge said The seeds of Selfrespect had started sprouting in my country, but they were preserved by Periyar only. This was said by a) Govinda Menon b) Govinda Reddy c) M. Govindan d) Sanjeeva Menon 67) A Travancore Divan said, Periyar has so much right in the separate rule of Tamil Nadu, as much as Mohamad Ali Jinna has to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan. This Diwan was a) Ragaviah b) Madhaviah c) R.K.Shanmugam Chettiar d) Sir C.P. Ramasamy Iyer 68) The former Chief Minister who said that he had an unchangeable love for Periyar only because he had always insisted on what he found to be right, was a) Dr. P.Subbarayan b) Bakthavatchalam c) Kumarasamy Raja d) Kamarajar 69) A non-brahmin Movement s economist said Periyar has never been attracted towards All India leadership. This was said by, a) Chandrasekar b) R.K.Shanmugam Chettiar c) John Mathew d) Dr.P.Natarajan 70) The Justice Party front line leader who hoisted the flag and addressed in the first Self - Respect Conference was a) A.T.Panneerselvam b) N.R. Samiappa c) Varadharajulu Naidu d) P.T.Rajan 71) The President of the first non-brahmin Conference in 1926 was a) A.P. Bathro b) A.L.Mudaliar c) Dr.C. Natesan d) Annamalai Chettiar 72) The President of the Non-Brahmin Conference convened in Kancheepuram in 1925, during the Congress Conference itself was a) P. Ramaraya Ningar b) Kovai T.A. Ramalingam c) A.R. Kalingarayar d) A.C. Parthasarathi Naidu

168 160 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 73) In order to propagate Periyarism, a magazine called The Path of Erode (Erottu Pathai) was run by a) A. Ponnammbalanar b) N. Ramanathan c) Shanmuga Velayutham d) Bharathi Dasan 74) The Chief Minister who inaugurated the Government Arts College built on the financial assistance of Periyar was a) M. Bakthavathsalam b) Kamarajar c) Rajaji d) Arignar Anna 75) A Russian writer heard Periyar saying, The three months I spent in Soviet Union was the most complete life I had led. This writer was a) Ms. Mayo b) Lude Milla c) Gorbachev d) Lenin 76) The poet who prophetically wrote that the world would adore what secretes from Periyar s head, was a) Kannadasan b) Poet Balasundaram c) Bharathi Dasan d) Pattukottai Kalyanasundaram 77) The editor of City s Messenger (Nakara Thoothan) who wrote that whichever Periyar was involved in he was the front runner whom none could compete, was a) Manavai R. Thirumalaisamy b) Kuthoosi Gurusamy c) K.Veeramani d) Arignar Anna 78) If the village of Periyar s ideal comes true, the villagers will be only then totally liberated. This was said by a) Gnaniar b) Maraimalai Adigal c) Kirubananda Variyar d) Kundrakudi Adigalar 79) The first leader of the first anti-hindi agitation was a) S.T. Nayagam b) Thalamuthu c) Natarajan d) Rajendran 80) The trusted follower of Periyar, who was sent by Periyar to Malaya and Singapore to promote Kudi Arasu there, was a) K. Rajaram b) Singapore S. Gopal c) Nagai N.P.Kaliappan d) K. Sarangapani

169 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) The person who immensely helped Periyar in his Self Respect Movement activities was E.V.Krishnasamy. He was Periyar s a) Elder Brother b) Younger Brother c) Brother-in-law d) Uncle 82) The question is whether a person performed his duties or not, and not what effects it had. This was said by a) Lala Lajapathy Roy b) Sukadev c) Rajaguru d) Bhagat Singh 83) On a meeting of appreciation and gratitude to those doctors who attended on Periyar was conducted. It was in a) Thanjavur b) Tiruchirappalli c) Vellore d) Erode 84) The first one killed during the anti-hindi agitation was a) Rajendran b) Natarajan c) Majeeth d) Thalamuthu 85) In 1937, it was pointed out that Viduthalai will appear as a garland of beautiful flowers to those who are honest but will appear as poisonous serpent for mischievous persons. This was said by a) Periyar b) K.A. Punnaimuthu c) K.A.P.Viswanathan d) Panditha Muthusamy Pillai 86) My dear! Don t worry. There is no harm to you. Periyar consoled this way a person who was in a Madras prison. This person was a) M.K.Thiagaraja Bagavathar b) Kalaivanar N.S.Krishnan c) M.R.Radha d) V. Narayanasamy 87) I had decided to convert the daily newspaper Viduthalai into a weekly if a person had not accepted to be its full time in charge. Periyar by saying so referred to a) Anaimalai Narasimhan b) Gurusamy c) K. Imayavaramban d) Dr.K.Veeramani

170 162 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 88) Periyar, on , in Nagapattinam opened the statue of a) Kayaroganam Pillai b) Maraimalai Adigal c) Thiru Vi.Ka. d) Qaid-e-Millat 89) The law was passed on in Madras Assembly without any opposition on a) Land Ceiling Act b) Act on worship in Tamil in temples c) Act on all communities becoming eligible to be archakas d) Tamil as official language 90) In a family marriage function of the film personality Velumani, Periyar was praised as one who lives only for us. This praise was by a) M.G.R. b) A.V.M c) Madurai Somu d) National Perumal 91) Periyar complimented Nedunchezhian for his refusal of prasadam of sacred ash when he was the minister in the following words a) Baleh baleh b) good, good c) Very much pleased d) lovely, lovely 92) The National Brahmin member who strongly opposed the proposal of the abolition of the Devadasi system, in the name of Hindu religion was a) Rajaji b) Sathyamoorthy c) T.S.S.Rajan d) Sambamoorthy 93) The Bengal intellect who met Periyar on and exchanged ideas was a) Gopalakrishna Gokale b) Rabindranath Tagore c) Subash Chandra Bose d) Hari Krishna Gokale 94) The member who spoke in the Karnataka Assembly on that every village of his state needs a Periyar each, was a) Devaraj urs b) S. M. Chandra Sekar c) Nijalingappa d) C.V.Raman

171 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) On , the High Court of Uttar Pradesh struck down as not sustainable the seizure of Periyar s book a) Bharath Araichi b) God and man c) Man and Religion d) The Characters of Ramayana 96) Mr. Panan interviewed Periyar on on behalf of a) Ananda Vikatan b) Navasakthi c) Kalaimagal d) Desa Bakthan 97) The Buddhist leader who met Periyar in Burma in 1954 and had a talk was a) Dalai Lama b) Mallava Sekara c) Raj boj d) Siddharth 98) The Chief Minister who said in Tamil Nadu Assembly This Government itself is dedicated to Thanthai Periyar, was a) Kamarajar b) Bakthavathsalam c) Arignar Anna d) M.G.Ramachandran 99) The Raman whom I praise is not Seetharaman or Dasaratha raman This was said during the Dravidar Kazhagam agitation against Ramayana by a) Somasundara Bharathiar b) Gandhi c) Ambedkar d) Babu Jagajivan Ram 100) In the non-brahmin Conference at Nellore on , it was said Exactly like the Sathya Shodak Movement held by JothiRao Phule in Maharashtra, the sensational encouragement shown by E.V.Ramasamy Naicker s social revolution in Tamil Nadu has been the cause for our mutual love and appreciation. This was said by a) P. Rmachandra Reddy b) Sir A.T.Panneerselvam c) R.K. Shanmugam d) Soundara Pandiyan

172 164 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 101) In the Madras Robinson Park the 73rd Birthday of Periyar was celebrated in In that meeting a speaker said what Periyar opposed single handled 30 years back, today everyone is opposing. His exposure of the exploitations by a group of people in this country continued for ages made him one of the great social reformers of the world. The speaker was a) S.Ramanathan b) N. Ramanathan c) K.Veeramani d) R.Nedunchezhiyan 102) In the 73rd Birthday Celebrations of Periyar held in Robinson Park, Madras in 1950, a speaker proclaimed. Periyar is the head of the Dravida Nadu. He alone is capable of achieving success in his war of liberation and annihilating the Brahminical exploitation. We all should gather under his leadership. This was spoken by a) Kudanthai V. Chinnathambi b) Sunday Observer P.Balasubramaniam c) A.V.P. Asai Thambi d) Thina Thanthi S.B.Adithanar 103. Hardwork without rest, unparalleled thoughts, courage to speak truth without fear, public service without a tinge of selfishness This was Periyar s greatness as summed up by a) Annathurai b) Kamarajar c) K. Veeramani d) V.P.Singh 104) The daily newspaper Viduthalai is an elixir that cures the non-brahmins of their slavish life. The panacea Viduthalai should be in the hands of every non-brahmins. This declaration was in the August 1935 in a Self Respect Movement magazine. The magazine and the writer are a) Manavai Thirumalai samy in NakaraThoothan (Messenger of city) b) K.A.Punniamuthu in Vazhikatti (Guide) c) M.N.Muthukumarasamy Pavalar in Seerthirutham (Reform) d) K. Sarangapani in Thamizh Murasu

173 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) The city where Anna met Periyar for the first time was a) Mayiladuthurai b) Thiruppur c) Chennai d) Thanjavur 106) The year in which Anna met Periyar for the first time was a) 1937 b) 1938 c) 1939 d) ) The city where Dr.K.Veeramani met Periyar for the first time was a) Cuddalore b) Thirupathiripuliyur c) Pudhupet d) Nellikuppam 108) The year in which Dr. Veeramani met Periyar is a) 1943 b) 1944 c) 1945 d) ) The revolutionary poet Bharathi Dasan met Periyar for the first time in the town a) Mayavaram (Mayiladurai) b) Puducherry c) Karaikal d) Cuddalore 110) The revolutionary poet Bharathi Dasan met Periyar for the first time in the year a) 1926 b) 1927 c) 1928 d) ) The Municipal Chairman of Virudhunagar who courageously abolished the system of separate places for the Brahmins and the Sudras in hotels in his territory was a) M.S.P.Senthilkumara Nadar b) P.C.Chidambara Nadar c) V.V.Ramasamy d) M.S.P. Nadar 112) The District Board President of Ramnad District, who issued an order in 1930 that the licenses of the buses that refused to admit the Adi Dravidas would be cancelled, was a) W.P.A. Soundara Pandyan b) Udaiyappa c) S. Ramachandram Servai d) S. Ramasamy Naidu

174 166 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 113) Three leaders of the Justice party from Virudhunagar sent a telegram that the State Chief Minister Rajagopalachari and the Chief Secretary would be held responsible, if Periyar who was arrested in 1938 anti-hindi agitation was not immediately released and for the consequent outcome in the state. Those three Self Respect Justice Party frontline leaders were, a) M.S.P.Senthil Kumara Nadar, P.C. Chidambara Nadar and V.V.Shanmuga Nadar b) S.Uthandam, K. P. Mahalingam and T.C.K. Mariappa c) V.A.M. Vellaiyappan, S. Rathinam and Sambantham d) M.S.P. Nadar, A.V. Palaniappan & V.P.Vadivel 114) The one who used to give Periyar the sweet Globe Jamun whenever he met Periyar was a) V.V. Ramasamy b) Kudanthai V. Chinnathambi c) S.T. Nayagam d) O.V.K. Neerkathalingam 115) The snacks that Periyar enjoyed most was a) Sweet Gingily ball b) Poli (Ombittu) c) Mysore Pahu d) Murukku

175 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 167 ANSWERS (1) a (2) c (3) b (4) d (5) b (6) c (7) a (8) b (9) d (10) a (11) c (12) b (13) d (14) d (15) a (16) b (17) a (18) b (19) d (20) a (21) b (22) c (23) a (24) d (25) b (26) a (27) c (28) d (29) c (30) a (31) c (32) d (33) b (34) d (35) a (36) b (37) d (38) a (39) b (40) a (41) c (42) d (43) d (44) a (45) d (46) b (47) b (48) d (49) a (50) b (51) c (52) d (53) a (54) b (55) c (56) c (57) a (58) b (59) c (60) a (61) b (62) c (63) a (64) a (65) a (66) c (67) d (68) a (69) b (70) d (71) a (72) b (73) c (74) a (75) b (76) c (77) a (78) d (79) a (80) c (81) a (82) d (83) a (84) b (85) c (86) b (87) d (88) a (89) c (90) a (91) a (92) b (93) d (94) b (95) d (96) c (97) b (98) c (99) b (100) a (101) a (102) b (103) a (104) b (105) b (106) b (107) a (108) b (109) a (110) c (111) c (112) a (113) a (114) a (115) a

176 CHAPTER - IX PHOTO INFORMATIONS Poet Kali.Poongunran 1) Who is the leader who said that the power to continue or giving up the agitation against toddy shop was in the hands of E.V.R s wife and sister? 2) Who is the leader who said that both Periyar and Viduthalai were his lovable enemies? 3) Periyar had detailed negotiations regarding the division of the country and social religious matters in 1940 in Bombay. Who are those who participated in those negotiations? 4) Who is the person who introduced Periyar in a Conference in Calcutta that he was his mentor in atheism and he was the one who worked along with Lenin in Russia and who was a great rationalist? 5) Whom did Periyar select as the successor of his movement? 6) Who is the leader who was introduced as Complete Thamizhan by Periyar and who was responsible for the educational revolution in Tamil Nadu? 7) Who wrote the biography of Periyar Thamizhar Thalaivar? 8) Who was appointed as the leader of the first anti Hindi agitation in 1938 by Periyar? 9) Who is the Chief Minister who dedicated the Government of Tamil Nadu to Periyar?

177 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) Who is the person who offered to give up his profession of lawyer, in obedience to Periyar s request in order to shoulder the responsibilities of the movement? 11) How was the appearance of Periyar when he toured Russia? 12) Who was the lady who took charge of Kudi Arasu when Periyar was touring the West? 13) Who was the person who was very helpful to purchase the land in Chennai Vepery a property which is called Periyar Thidal? 14) Who gave the title Vaikom Hero to Periyar? 15) Who is the poet who wrote the poetic forms of Periyar s principles and who united himself in Dravidar Kazhagam? 16) Who was the leader introduced to Periyar on the May Day in 1932, when he was touring Russia? 17) An Economist said to Gandhi The spiritual leader for my self respect principles is Periyar Who is he? 18) Who is the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu who gave a legal status to Tamil Script reform? 19) Naickar (Periyar) is the greatest revolutionary leader in Tamil Nadu; we request that we pay homage to his picture in the morning, noon and evening. Who said this? 20) Who was the first leader of the Self Respect Movement started by Periyar? 21) Who said the Daily Viduthalai is the information board for the houses of all the Tamils? 22) Who is the Chief Minister who told Periyar that he was occupying the chair which should have been occupied by Periyar? 23) A State Prime Minister accepted Periyar s demand that the knowledge of Sanskrit as a requisite should be abolished and issued an order to this effect. Who is he? 24) Who are the foreign leaders who participated in the Buddha Conference convened by Periyar in 1954?

178 170 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 25) A leader said, The inspiration for the agitation for the rights of the untouchables to drink water from the tank in Magath was the Vaikon struggle carried out by Periyar. Who is this leader? 26) Who is the Prime Minister who mentioned the name of Periyar without forgetting, when Mandal Commission recommendations were implemented in Parliament? 27) A Justice party leader, presided over the Justice Party Conference, which was to be presided over by Periyar, as he was in jail for his anti-hindi agitation. He also garlanded the portrait of Periyar, with the garland that was offered to him. Who is this? 28) Who termed Periyar as the Rousseau of Tamil Nadu? 29) Who is the writer who convincingly exposed in the Kudi Arasu the wretchedness of the Veda Sasthra, purana and mythologies? 30) Who is the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, belonging to the Justice party, who accepted Periyar s proposal for the Employment plan and supported it? 31) Who is the person who came to Periyar s residence in Erode and persuaded him to join the Congress organization? 32) Which event does this picture indicate?

179 33) What is indicated in this picture? Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) Which city and which place does this picture show? 35) Who is the Comrade who assisted Periyar in drafting Erode Plan of equality? 36) Who was the personal secretary of Periyar for the last fifteen years of Periyar s life? 37) Who is the artiste who said that it was only the green cover Kudi Arasu of Periyar was his mentor?

180 172 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 38) Describe the photo. 39) Who did Periyar recommend that his name should be given to a person in every house? 40) Who is the Srilankan leader who met Periyar? 41) Who is the Tamil scholar who said that Periyar would help even his enemy if he was a non-brahmin? 42) Who was the lady who was the publisher of Kudi Arasu? 43) Describe the photo

181 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani ) Who designed the Dravidar Kazhagam flag as per the direction of Periyar? 45) Who was described the Black Shirt hero? 46) He was a very ardent disciple of Periyar; he was the Sivaganga Taluk Board President; herresolved that his hand would never issue an appointment order to any Brahmin. Who is this leader of Justice Party? 47) Give the details of this event participated by Periyar. 48) Who accompanied Periyar in his tour of the West? 49) Who is the President of India who participated in the Birthday celebrations of Periyar? 50) Who is the leader who met Periyar to learn from him his expertise on family welfare? 51) Who is the Chief Minister who arranged for the burial of Periyar with State honours?

182 174 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 52) Give the details of this photo 53) Who is the Chief Minister who took strong measures to implement Social Justice of Periyar, and who was responsible for effecting the Amendment of the Constitution? 54) In whose name Periyar dedicated a Hall?

183 ANSWERS (1) Gandhi (2) Rajaji (3) Sunday Observer Balasubramaniam, D.A.V. Nathan, Mohamed Ali Jinnah, Dr. Ambedkar

184 176 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers (4) M.N. Roy (5) E.V.R.Maniammai (6) K.Kamaraj

185 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 177 (7) Sami Chidhambaranar (8) C. D. Nayagam (9) C.N. Annadurai

186 178 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers (10) Dr. K.Veeramani (11) Periyar in coat and turban at Moscow (12) E.V.R. Nagammai

187 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 179 (13) G.D.Naidu (14) Thiru Vi.kalyanasundaram (15) Poet Bharathi Dhasan

188 180 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers (16) Stalin (17) R.K.Shanmugam (18) M.G.Ramachandran

189 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 181 (19) V.O.Chithambaram (20) W.P.A.Soundara Pandiyan (21) Kundrakudi Adigalar

190 182 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers (22) Omandur Ramasamy Reddiar (23) P. Ramaray Ningar (Panagal King) (24) Dr. Mallarasekara Raj Boj

191 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 183 (25) Dr.B.R.Ambedkar (26) Viswanatha Pratap Singh (V.P. Singh) (27) Sir A.T. Panneerselvam (28) Dr.A.Ramasamy Mudaliar

192 184 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers 29) Sami. Kaivalyam (30) Rao Swetha Chalapathy Ramakrishna Range Rao (Bobbili king) (31) Jayaprakash Narayan

193 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 185 (32) (33) The event of Periyar being given rupee coins equal to his weight in Thanjavur on (34) Periyar in front of the statue of Socretes of Athens in Greece (1932) The street in which Periyar agitated against untouchability in Vaikom

194 186 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers (35) Ma. Singaravelar (36) Poet K.Imyavaramban (37) Kalaivanar N.S.Krishnan

195 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 187 (38) The last public address made by Periyar in Madras. The Malaysian Dravidar Kazhagam President Thiruchudar K.R.Ramasamy is speaking, from the van. ( ) (39) S.Muthiah Mudaliar (40) Selvanayagam

196 188 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers (41) Maraimalai Adigal (42) S.R.Kannammal, sister of Periyar. (43) The house of Periyar where he was born (44) Erode Shanmuga Velayutham

197 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 189 (45) Pattukottai K.V.Azhagiri (46) Sivagangai S. Ramachandran (47) Thanthai Periyar, Dr. Ambedkar and Maniammai in the World Buddhist Conference in Rangoon in

198 190 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers (48) S. Ramanathan (49) Giani Zail Singh (50) Dr. Chandrasekar, The Central Minister

199 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 191 (51) Kalaignar M.Karunanidhi (52) The family of Periyar - Periyar, his mother, brother Krishnasamy, Sister in law Renganayaki, Ramasamy, brother-in-law, S.R.Kannammal his sister, Ammayee his niece and E.V.K.Sampath, his nephew.

200 192 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers (53) Selvi J.Jayalalitha (54) Nadigavel M.R. Radha

201 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 193

202 Introduction What was the world yesterday? What is the world today? What is going to be the world tomorrow? What changes would take place as centuries go on? Only the rationalists would have an idea of all these things. It is very difficult for the religious Pundits to know them. Why do I say so? These Pundits know by rote memory of the sastras, the absurd puranic literature, and about things which do not stand the test of reasoning and thinking. Some of them having learnt all these by heart, blindly believe that all the things they learnt are quite true. But that is not the way of the rationalists. They take into consideration, their past experiences, the qualities of the things they have seen, the natural changes matters undergo, the origin and development of various species, the scientific developments, the wisdom of the great men of the world, and various other factors for personal investigation and research. The Pundits consider the truths about the past as

203 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 195 unchangeable. They are not for any change in the popular opinions of the past, whereas the rationalist is of the firm belief that the world is advancing towards a new change every second. They seek the better and the new. I do not mean the Pundits all over the world are the same. So far as the Pundits here are concerned, we say that most of them are against rationalism. They are not free to think or develop their rational outlook. The educational system and the examinations are unhelpful and prevent them from thinking freely. They are drowned in marsh. They are completely sunk in the stink of Puranas. Blind beliefs and irrational thoughts have poisoned them as deadly snakes. Our religious leaders, particularly of the Hindu religion are much worse than our Pundits. If the Pundits advise the people to go 1000 years back, these religious leaders want the people to go many thousands of years backward. They would even drive the people many eras backward. Rationalism is unsuited to both these sections. They love only things which are inhuman, absurd and senseless. That is why I say that in the new world these people envisage that the world would be only barbarous. Only those who are unthinking and blind would follow that those who regard the old as gold, could never appreciate the changes and the benefits thereon. We rationalists do not totally reject the old. We have to take the good. But it is important to evince interest in seeking good and new things. Only then, we will be able to invent new things. The society will not progress, unless we welcome the changes for the better. People elsewhere in the world, were not content with the old world. They sought a new world of changes with advancement and progress. They were unbiased. That is why they were able to invent wonderful things. Today people everywhere in the world are enjoying the benefits of their novel inventions. So, it is only those who realise these truths, will be able to foresee what the changes would be after a few centuries. - E.V. Ramasamy

204 THE WORLD TO COME A peep into the past and the opinions of great historians point out that there will be no monarchy in the years to come. The precious gold and silver will cease to be the monopoly of the privileged few. In such a world there is no need of a king or his rule. There will be no restrictions imposed in the way in which it is done now for the life of man and the means of livelihood and peace. Today the manual labour and the time spent for earning the livelihood is long and the time spent to enjoy the fruits of one s labour is comparatively very short. There are plenty of food grain resources and consumer goods including the luxury variety. But we have plenty of people who are poor and starving unable to lead an average life. They have no food to eat and no means to enjoy life. There is ample scope for individualism and self-determination. But even in this there are only a very few people who enjoy them. The avenues of production and the raw materials are increasing in plenty. Yet, we find more people enjoy

205 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 197 the minimum needs in life. The indispensable essentials needed for society are also denied to a lot of people, who are now leading a hard life in misery. We have adequate land. Yet the landless people are many. In such a world which has all adequate amenities for a happy life, we have also starvation, poverty, worries, and a life confronted with struggles. Is there any relationship between all these and god? Is there any relationship between all these and man? There are people who relate the matters in the world with god. But, we do not see any one blaming god anywhere for all these worldly evils. Can it be said that people have no ability and intelligence to overcome all these evils? Of all the living creatures man is the most intelligent. It is man who created god, religion, philosophy and spiritualism. It is also said that extra ordinary men have actually succeeded in realising god. Some are said to have become one with god itself. I venture to ask, why even such greatmen have not found out a solution for all these follies of the world. Is it not clear that because people have not learnt to realise through their practically gained extra knowledge that these affairs of the world have nothing to do with god, religion, spiritual direction, justice, discipline, governance etc., and that they are not able to think and judge independently? In the west, many have started to think reasonably, because with such thoughts, they have achieved great wonders and miraculous inventions, which eventually led to the renunciation of spirituality and such self-deceptions and superstitions. They have come to the conclusion that the old world cannot survive and thus they have started concentrating on new world. Why are we born? Why should any one struggle for food, when we have a world rich in all resources? Why should people die? These questions were once staggering the human mind. But today it is not so. Many things are exposed correctly in the rational way nowadays. This trend will one day, not only reform the society but also revolutionalise it. A time will come, when there will be no money in the form of coin. No political governance will ensure. No one need to strive hard.

206 198 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers There will be no job that will be deemed mean. There may not be a government vested with full power as we have now. There will be no slavery at all. There will be no need to depend on others for sustenance. Women will not require special protection, safeguards and support. In the world to come, it will be enough for a man to work for merely one or two hours a day to lead a happy life as that of Mahatmas (Gandhi), Zamindars, religious heads as Matathipathis and the Brahmins. Labour for merely two hours would be quite sufficient to enjoy all the pleasures of life. Even as an individual complains of pain in the leg, ear, nose, stomach, bone and so on, in the new world to come, the difficulties and drawbacks of any single individual would not be tolerated by the society. Such a society based on co-operation and unity would be in the world shaped to come. Wars as waged now, would not take place in that world. People will not be forced to lose their lives in wars, plunders and murders. There will be no unemployed people, struggling hard for food and jobs. People may seek jobs only with the motive of keeping a healthy body. Rare articles, wonderful sights and scenes, worthy exhibitions, would be easily available for all people to enjoy. There will be no money lenders, private businessmen, industries and private concerns dominated by capitalists. There will be no agents, brokers and middlemen seeking profit. The Navy, Army and Air force would be an anachronism in the cooperative world state of the future. Warships and arms meant to destroy the population will not exist. The task of seeking a job for livelihood would be very easy and within the reach of every human being. Pleasures would increase in leaps. The longevity of man would go on increasing by fresh research. Whatever might be the phase of increase of the population, the efforts and time needed to produce the necessities for life would be minimised. To cite an illustration, there were days when it was possible to knit only 150 yarns in one minute. Today there are machines which create varieties of cloth at a speed of 45,000 yarns a minute. Similarly in the early days it would not have been possible to produce 2 or 3 cigarettes a minute. Today one machine is able to produce 2500 cigarettes a minute. That too, by our mere putting the leaves on one side, we

207 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 199 get the cigarettes nicely packed and ready for transport and export. Moreover, the machine itself condemns the damaged cigarettes. So you can very well imagine what wonders the machines would do in the world to come. We find the machines for newer and newer things in all our walks of life. The technical knowledge is advancing fast. As such in the new world to come, it will be enough for a man to work only for two weeks, to secure the necessities needed for one full year. You need not fear that people would be rendered lazy and idle for the rest of their time. No one need to have such a fear. Even as ways and means are found out to improve and quicken the amenities needed for life, similar steps would automatically be taken to find ways and means to utilise the man power usefully throughout the year. Plans would be chalked out for utilising the leisure hours and rest time, gainfully. There will be no end or limitation to the wonderful advancement. There will be work for all the people and particularly to the intelligent, thinking progressive members of the society. That sort of work will not be for earning wages. It will be more for recreation to the mind. Every one will be busy. No one will work with a profit motive. The youngsters, as they observe their elders, would naturally be prompted to do something wonderful and useful in life. Yet some people may think that there will also be lazy fellows in such a world. I do not think so. Even granting that a few would remain idle and lazy, they would not be a burden on that society. The progress of the society will be affected least on account of them. If any one should persist in remaining idle, it will be bad for himself and not for the society. In fact in the world to come, everyone would feel ashamed of remaining idle or lazy. There will be a race for seizing an opportunity to do something useful. There will be more work and there will be no dearth of hands for any work. No one will be accused of not doing any work. You may ask whether there will be men to do mean and nasty work. What we consider as mean and nasty would not be considered so in the world to come. For example scavenging, sweeping, washing plates and utensils will be done with the aid of the machines. Manual effort will decrease. Man might have to learn the technique of operating the

208 200 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers machines. Man need not carry heavy loads on his head or drag and pull heavy things. Nothing would be deemed dishonourable. Poets, artists, penmen, sculptors would be competing to create a new world. Rightmen will do the right jobs and earn a name and fame. There will be no men without character and dignity. As all means to personal profit is extinct, no one would stoop to bad behaviour. There will be no people to connive at an immoral act. Such conditions world prevail making everyone highly ethical, civilised and sensible. If there is high and low, privileged and unprivileged there may be cause for disgust, hatred and when such things are absent there will be no scope for immorality. No one need to steal anything in the new world. Those who reside on the banks of River Ganges, need not steal the water of Ganges! They will take only as much as they actually require. They will not keep the water secretly for use in the future. When one has plenty of what he needs he will never think of stealing. Similarly there will be no need to utter lies and falsehoods, because there can be no gain. Drinks will not harm anyone. There will be no need to think of murder. Gambling and betting may be for a timepass and no one will be financially ruined by them. There will be no prostitution for cash or for kind. In a selfrespecting society no one can dominate the other. No one would yield to the other for any favour. The society will have very advanced views on sex and life. Only by the knitting of the hearts there can be lovely life. Moreover people will have clear and advanced views. They will mind their health. Everyone would have self-respect. Both males and females will deem it unwanted and unconnected to seek love by force. There will be no subordination of women. Males will not dominate. There will be no need to use force. As such there will be no prostitution. There may be need for taking steps to cure the mentally disordered people. Even that may be resorted to only when such people are a nuisance to others. There will be no necessity to impose any restriction on both the sexes, as everyone would be fully conscious of the defects and merits. Means of transport would mostly be in the air and at a great speed. Wireless communicative devices pocketable in shirts (mobile phone) would be provided for all. Radio might be in the hats of everyone

209 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 201 Equipments, enabling the despatch of images through mail would be in enormous usage. Convenience in conversation could be possible, face to face through such mailing meehanism (Skype). One will be able to contact instantly any one anywhere. Education could be imparted easily far and wide. Nutritive food needed for a full week might be made available in a small capsule. The human life longivity of 100 years may be doubled or even more. There may not be any necessity for a potent male and female perform intercourse, for begetting a child. Even as strong and sturdy bulls are specially brought up to improve the cattle, men with sound and healthy body may be specially induced to part with their semen scientifically and by injection methods the extracted male semen might be let into the uterus of the female. That will be the way to create new children with sound body and sound mind. Birth of a child would be different, having nothing to do with the intercourse of the couple. The population would be easily controlled with the willing cooperation of all people. There will be many changes in the articles we now use. For example the weight of the present-day automobiles would be reduced considerably. Petrol consumption would be reduced. Nay, cars may run out of electricity or rechargeable power. Electricity would be consumed in such a way that every one shares the benefits in life. It will be very useful to humanity. Such advancement will take place. Science will advance further very rapidly and there will be more and more useful inventions. There will be no scope for any particular individual to exploit inventions. Today the government takes up responsibility through its departments for safeguarding the property, maintenance of law and order, justice, administration, education etc. All these methods would become obsolete and unwanted. The prevailing perception about them would become meaningless. One would be eager to know about the idea of god in The World to Come. The idea of god does not arise suo moto. It is a process of faith which is conveyed and preached to the youngsters by the elders. In

210 202 PERIYAR 1000 questions & answers The World to Come, the people who speak about god and the betrayers would vanish. Even if glimpses of god prevails, it would disappear in due course. Man thinks about god out of sheer necessity. If the intricacies involved in every issue are known, if human needs are satisfied with due provision of the requirements without difficulties, no necessity would arise to anyone to think about god and its design. If a man lives in the so called heaven-like environment, no need would arise in him to think and believe in heaven which is contrary to science and research. No need for him to aspire to abode the so called heaven. When there is no room for the rising of need, it tolls the death knell of god. That is the peak of intellectual supremacy. There is no space for god in the spread of science and development. If man is able to realise himself, he needs no god. If man deems this world as heaven for him, he will not believe the fantastic heaven above and the hell below. If people have the awakening they will not accept anything that is irrational. Where there are no wants there god is dead! Where science triumphs there god is burried. In common parlance, there can be a sole assumption for certainty. What is that? What is that illusive factor? Yes; it is construed as God! For the scientists,construing thus is absurd. In practical life, how God s deed is construed? We compromise and consent to ourselves in the every exposure of our experience. We exhibit our ignorance which is not known to us. This could be the ideal approach adoptable about the origin of the world and its historical endurance. No reasonable man would worship god even as an attribute, when the reason for certain worldly affairs are not known. One should gain knowledge and change himself. That is the order of the world. If one does not probe the reasons, he quietly shelters himself under the tree of ignorance summoning god to his help! Such a state of affairs would be absolutely unsuited to the world to come. In the world to come, there will be no hell or heaven because there will be no scope to do anything evil or bad. No one will need the help of the other. Unless one becomes mad, no one will harm others. So heaven and hell will become obsolete. So the relevance of the heaven and hell will become meaningless to mankind.

211 Compiled by: Dr. K.Veeramani 203 Such an ideal world would not come all on a sudden. By gradual stages such a world will definitely be created by those who strive hard for the change in the generations to come. In the pursuit to solve the tough problems facing society and in the yearning to make life an eternal bliss for all, a new path be perfected to reach the new world. No one would talk What can we do? Everything is god s work. Whatever drawbacks humanity might face, people will not keep quiet. They will resolve to set right things. There will be no talk of fate and destiny. Every act will be based on self-determination. Whatever the evils were created by man, they would be tackled in a deft manner to make a better society. Today the blind faith in the old customs, rituals etc., has made them unthinking and irrational. They have put a hurdle in the progress of the world. It is quite natural that the vested interests who have much to gain by these old senseless things, are opposed to the creation of a new world of happiness, peace, progress and plenty. Yet it is those who boldly combat the ignorance of the people and the selfish interests of the vested interests who would be able to carve out a new world. Let us join and strengthen the ranks of the creators of the new world. It is for the youths and rationalists to bestow their thoughts, energy and efforts for the creation of a new world to come.

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